to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese herbal medicine)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
home; household; family; hearth
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
home environment; family environment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)