intimidating air; sense of intimidation
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
processed goods; finished goods
cold storage; refrigeration
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
interval; step; pitch; key
regulation; adjustment; control
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pronunciation; production of sound
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
a glance; a look; a glimpse
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
distant place; faraway location; far away
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...