thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
sick person; patient; invalid
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
quantity or volume of water
training; drill; practice; discipline
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to come back; to return; to recur
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
just past noon; afternoon
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
residence; abode; dwelling
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
food; food products; foodstuffs
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together