food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to feel oneself indebted to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)