calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to have a meal; to take a meal
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
one by one; one each; one at a time
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many