(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(United States of) America; USA
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
one-by-one; separately; in detail
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to make a speech; to address
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cook-house; galley; kitchen
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
next term; next period; next version; next release
head; chief; boss; leader
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
new menu item; new dish on a menu