minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to pick up; to find; to gather
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
needy circumstances; living in poverty
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to pass (of time); to elapse
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
modesty; humility; being humble
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
clearing one's throat; cough
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
hiding one's embarrassment
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age