food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be transparent; to show through
morning; forenoon; just before noon
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
military campaign; battle; war
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
food storage; provision store; pantry
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
dinner (esp. a formal one)