rice-based or centered diet (centred)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
why; how; for what reason
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rather; better; instead; if anything
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
such; like that; that sort of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
capacity; volume; capacitance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)