to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
switching over to; migration; transition
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
infancy; childhood; tender age
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
looking slender in clothing
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
in the hospital; hospitalized
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cherry blossom (colour, color)