(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end