to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
beginning; outset; first; onset
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to become empty; to be emptied
very hungry; starving; ravenous
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
if it is the case that ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
of course; certainly; naturally
to be silent; to say nothing
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that is to say; so that means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
had better ...; had better not ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly