first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
ingredient; component; composition
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
acceleration; speeding up
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
but; however; provided that
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
how; in what way; how about; questionable
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become better; to improve
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
the reverse; other side; lining
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory