metabolic syndrome; overweight
person unfit for society; misfit
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
assorted grains; cereals; millet
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
storehouse; warehouse; godown
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
processed goods; finished goods
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
raw materials; ingredients