cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
choices; alternatives; options
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to increase; to add to; to augment
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
ability to attract customers
commerce; trade; business
management; administration; operation
representative; exemplary; model
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in