room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be needed; to be wanted
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I see; that's right; indeed
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to keep secret; to conceal
it is not (like that) either
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to speak; to hear a voice
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter