rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
department store; department
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
home area; home town; local
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to taste; to try (food or drink)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to concern; to be related
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
health management; health maintenance; health care
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
with a friendly grin; smilingly
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to state; to express; to mention
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
very much; very many; more and more
leaving a matter to chance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
wife and children; (arch.) wife