simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in the meanwhile; during the time
to dry up completely; to become stale
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
manners; behavior; behaviour
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up