to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent