to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
family vacation; family trip
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
capacity; volume; capacitance
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to rock; to shake; to swing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to fall off; to tumble down
end of a match; end of a game
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
several minutes; a few minutes
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death