cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
close; intimate; on good terms
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to be helpful; to be useful
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure