(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
passing through without stopping; passing by
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
to form a pair; to pair up
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
testimony; (verbal) evidence
something small; something petty; trifle
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop