main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
section; cross section; profile
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
whatever the case; under any circumstances
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
personal feelings; self-interest
heading; headline; index; headword
biological parent; real parent
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
ratio; proportion; percentage
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
confusion; distraction; derangement
almost every day; almost daily
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to wander; to roam from place to place
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
odds and ends; all; every
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
calm; composed; leisurely
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
fort; stronghold; fortification
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough