cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
just a minute; small quantity
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
armed forces; military; troops
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
maid; helper; help; assistance
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence