interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
silence (not speaking); muteness
cooking; food preparation
completion; perfection; accomplishment
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
man; male; masculine gender
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
receiving an electric shock
to pay attention; to be watchful
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
successfully; with success
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
lightly; easily; carelessly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
technique; art; skill; move
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
principal occupation; core business
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
spy; secret agent; spying