bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(not) so much; (not) that much
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
recovery; undoing; recall
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
trio; gang of three; threesome
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
different item; different lot
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to chase; to run after; to pursue