warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
set meal; special (of the day)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(not) so much; (not) that much
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
recovery; undoing; recall
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up; stomach condition
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size