cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
instant; moment; for an instant
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize