management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
assorted grains; cereals; millet
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to palm off; to force a sale
still; even now; to this day
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
animal husbandry; livestock industry
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
technique; art; skill; move
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down