life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
beforehand; in advance; previously
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to face; to go towards; to head towards
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)