(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
in spite of; regardless of
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
distant look; faraway look
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
possible; likely; probable
while; during (the time when)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marking; grading; scoring
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
for today; for the time being
ingredient; component; composition