settlement; solution; resolution
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
transport; transportation
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
flour; meal; powder; dust
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
milling; grinding into flour
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
reason; cause; circumstances
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
way of eating; how to eat
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
place; room; margin; scope
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
battlefield; battleground
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
maintenance; preservation; improvement
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to become empty; to be emptied
within; inside of; less than
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
rice cultivation; rice crop
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact