cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
direct unforked road; straight path
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
how; in what way; how about
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to attempt; to test; to try out
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute