bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
both; both sides; both parties
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to be able to manage somehow or another
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
almost; roughly; approximately
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
first thing in the morning
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
rubber raft; inflatable boat
no, not like that (but like this)
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock