go that far; to that extent
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
fee; charge; rate; material
Western food; Western-style food
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's the way it is; such is life
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
hiding one's embarrassment
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
without cause; without reason
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
explanation; interpretation
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess