umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
widower; divorced man not remarried
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
wounded person; injured person
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
street; quarter; district; area
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
apologies for the crude food
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be expensive; to be costly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
company president; manager; director
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
opening fully; full throttle; full power
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory