cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
now that you say that; now that you mention it
riddle; guessing (game); prize; lottery; covering; pad
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
by itself; automatically; naturally
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
stifled (laughter); simmering
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
diligent; hard-working; industrious
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
preface; introduction; preamble
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
how many people; a number of people
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
trivial; not amounting to much
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house