to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
outbreak of war; starting a war
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
each; (arch.) you (plural)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
(physical) growth; development
interruption; interference; butting in
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
expression; presentation; representation; notation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
living by oneself; living alone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bento; Japanese box lunch
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to not believe one's ears
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade