when in Rome, do as the Romans do
high mountain; alpine mountain
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to fight; to exchange blows
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
of no interest; not interested
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to grumble about something (trivial)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
now that you say that; now that you mention it
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
process; course; mechanism
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
half the body; half length
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
electricity; (electric) light