cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
second marriage; remarriage
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
all right; very well; okay; I got it
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to drop; to lose; to let fall
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
instead; but (on the other hand)
to set (sun); to become dark
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)