ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
setting a place; setting the table
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
water outlet; tap; faucet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark