cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
for example; for instance; e.g.
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
growing child's hearty appetite
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
by means of; due to; because of; according to
not caring; not giving a damn
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
caller; visitor; company; guest
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
present continuous tense; present progressive form
tenth day of the month; ten days
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to spread; to be propagated