to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
thrift; economy; frugality
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
inheritance; something given or received
overseas assignment; overseas posting
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to be attacked by a disease
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
training (animals); breaking (animals)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
they; those guys; those fellows
identification; ID; identity
rebuild; reconstruction; reassembly; renovation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse