rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
taste; palate; sense of taste
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
now that you say that; now that you mention it
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
just past noon; afternoon
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
many; numerous; various; large number of
to say; to tell; to state; to do
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen