to apologize; to apologise
sampling food; tasting; trying
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
lately; recently; nowadays
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(free) sample; promotional gift
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
established practice; custom
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
as before; as ever; as it was originally
a little bit; a little while
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
son and heir; son who will succeed one
matter for great congratulation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault