cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to quit one's job; to resign
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
perfect; complete; flawless
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cold district; northern district
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to have a meal; to take a meal
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable