to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
setting a place; setting the table
flour; meal; powder; dust
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
class; heading; group; category
although I say; although one might say; although called
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
farming; agriculture; cultivation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
valuable article; valuables
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)