heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy