(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
wrong; different; not like that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
example; illustration; precedent
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
being startled; getting a shock
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to badger; to pester; to beg
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention