previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
... years old; age (of) ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nice; good; well-executed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
that's the way it is; such is life
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
family-oriented; familial
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
hating; strongly disliking
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance