cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to make all of uniform height
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
release; emission; ejection
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
discipline; punishment; reprimand
the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
un-Japanese in appearance or character
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
baseball stadium; ballpark
operating room; operating theatre
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
work-in-progress; working state
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus); rhebok; reebok; rhebuck
discontinued edition (model, product, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
the said person; he; she; same surname
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
separate; special; another; separately
10,000,000,000; ten billion
property; fortune; means; assets