left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
several minutes; a few minutes
writing; composition; essay; sentence
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to get hungry; to become hungry
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
no, not like that (but like this)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
Akitakomachi (variety of rice)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion