very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
chair; stool; post; office; position
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
rest; break; recess; intermission
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
so; like this; in this way
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
supply; provision; raising; procurement
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action