(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; insignificant
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
word; term; language; speech
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
the other night; a few nights ago
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
saying something many times
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
of course; certainly; naturally
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
distant peals (thunder); distant roar (sea)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
mind and ears; listening with the heart; auricle (of the atrium); atrium
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light blue; pale blue; aqua