(United States of) America; USA
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
existence; being; life; survival
hiding one's embarrassment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
home; household; family; hearth
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unusual space; other dimension
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
calls and sounds made by insects
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to get late; to advance; to wear on
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all