to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
genius; prodigy; natural gift
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
such; this sort of; like this
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
receipt; cash-register slip
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
remembrance; recollection; recognition
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
almost every day; almost daily