cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to like; to love; to be fond of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
magazine; journal; periodical
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
very interesting; of great interest
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
business world; business circles; (the) industry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to run about; to rush about
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view