cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fragment; one of the group or party
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
scene; sight; scenario; setting
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to cease; to stop; to be over
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
children's story; fairy tale
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)