grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
green chili pepper; unripe chili pepper
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
married woman; another's wife
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
society; public; community; social studies
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
even if not; even without
smoothly; easily; readily
recitation; reciting from memory
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
one more time; once more; once again
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance