knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to like; to love; to be fond of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to have a meal; to take a meal
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
people; citizens; subjects; folk
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
general; popular; common; typical
training; drill; practice; discipline
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works