natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
commerce; trade; business
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to get hungry; to become hungry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
... years old; age (of) ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
briskly with small steps; trotting
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to dye; to colour; to color
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to rush back; to run back
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
support; backing; aid; assistance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the king and his feudal lords
how long; how far; how much
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little