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
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
little by little; bit by bit
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
conjecture; guess; surmise; speculation
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
three; three years of age
question; inquiry; enquiry
why; how; for what reason
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)