as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to subsist; to keep on living
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
go that far; to that extent
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
food; food products; foodstuffs
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
stealthy steps; soft steps
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need