rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
promotion; raising of status
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
rhyming game; play on words; pun
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
rationalization; justification
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
sharp sighted; easily awakened
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
display window; shop window
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to laugh away; to laugh off