normal rice (as opposed to mochi rice); non-sticky rice
yeast mash; yeast starter
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
treatment as a guest; guest
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to recover consciousness; to come to
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
secrecy; highly classified information
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
writing on someone's behalf
accompanying note; postscript
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to leave everything to (someone)
program of a ceremony (programme)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind