to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ago; since; before; previous
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables