cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to hand over; to surrender
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
passing the winter; hibernation
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
trial product; prototype model
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
glove (esp. sports); globe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to gain strength; to have energy
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to apologize; to apologise