complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
be (that) as it may; having said that
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pride; dignity; self-worth
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; crunchy rice; woman who enjoys the company of gay men
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to become better; to improve
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
by itself; automatically; naturally
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
long hair (usu. of a man)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold