lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
physical condition; state of health; shape
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
servant; manservant; menial
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
health; healthy; sound; fit
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
item; article; dish; course; finest item
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
premature death; untimely death; dying young
menu; schedule; program; menu
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble