habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
one's share; one's portion
to mix; to stir; to blend
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
physical condition; state of health
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
beyond that point; after that
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
natto (fermented soybeans)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly