was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(water-filled) paddy field
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
return of something; repayment
(free) sample; promotional gift
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
severe; strict; tough; hard
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
side dish; supplementary food
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
close; intimate; on good terms
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
cold; coldness; chilliness
male characteristics; manliness
un-; non-; negative prefix