strict; close; precise; scrupulous
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
shellfish; seashell; shell
in search of; in order to look for
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
eating; bite (in fishing)
radiant smile; contented smile
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
scenery; scene; landscape
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against