not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
very recently; in the very recent past
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
small change; coins; small sum of money
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
office hours; business hours; working hours
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to forget to say; to forget to mention
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
regular time; stated period
each time it happens; at all such times
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
attack; assault; attempt; try