to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; sodium bicarbonate
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
never mind!; don't worry about it
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
ill will; malice; evil intent
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air