friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
polite; respectful; reverent
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
expectation; anticipation; forecast
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
yearned for; longed for; missed
means; way; method; measure
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
siblings; brothers and sisters
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to extend one's knowledge
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(only) one option; one possible choice
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to manage something successfully; to be successful