simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
subordinate work; assistant; servant
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
restraint; restriction; control; check
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
interest; rights; concession
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
gift; present; tip; bribe
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback