taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
setting a place; setting the table
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
having a meal; eating something
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage
frying or baking something thick (e.g. thick omelette)
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
retort; back talk; backchat