back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
moderate; proper; just right
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
white sauce; béchamel sauce
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to put into the mouth; to eat
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
young person; youth; young
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to farm; to cultivate a field
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time