rice cooking; boiling rice
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
decorum; propriety; politeness
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
great difference; big difference; wide margin
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
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 raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
proper; respectable; decent; honest
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
pair; the two; both persons; both things
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement