sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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 complain; to make a complaint
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
true character; real nature
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
overall; general; as a whole
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
narrow margin; slim margin
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to speak ill of; to disparage
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement