grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
how many people; a number of people
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
it is not (like that) either
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property