(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to rise; to erect; to get up
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
reflective water surface; reflecting water
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make one's rounds; to patrol
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
side table; bedside table
to peel; to skin; to pare
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to forget to say; to forget to mention
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)