cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
monster; mysterious demon; evil spirit
firm; unshakeable; resolute
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
course; route; path; process; stages
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
script; screenplay; scenario
reading aloud; recitation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
considerably; greatly; a lot
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor