cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
beyond that point; after that
setting a place; setting the table
briskly; quickly; promptly
placing a meal in front of one
clearing up leftover food and dishes
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to get late; to advance; to wear on
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
evening meal; supper; dinner
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)