entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
good feeling; feeling good
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
nod; inclination of the head
silence (not speaking); muteness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
way; method; means; resource; course
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
more than anything; above all else
otherwise; if not; or else
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
early on; earlier on; from early
line; queue; procession; matrix
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
body guard; military escort
that day; the very same day
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy