cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
this and that; various things
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
looking or acting as if one owned the place
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
second (unit of time); arc second
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
control; check; restraint; inhibition
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
interruption; suspension; break
it seems so; that's what it looks like
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
immediately; right away; on the spot
conversely; on the contrary
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to crouch; to squat; to cower
10th day of the month; ten days
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
of late; lately; this part; this point; here