latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
street at night; making a night journey
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
being good-for-nothing; useless person
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
talking while standing; standing around talking
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to be contrary to one's expectations
present (brought by a visitor); gift