rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to be greedy; to devour greedily
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
without; unless; have to do
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
memories; recollections; reminiscence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea