according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to devour; to bite to death
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
large amount of money; great cost
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
import; importation; introduction; afferent
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)