rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
semi-transparent; translucent
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
strongish; somewhat strong
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
the world in general; society; convention
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
standard; set; routine; decided
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to spend time (on doing something)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
menu; schedule; program; menu
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
for example; for instance; e.g.
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
serves you right!; see what happens!