side table; bedside table
to peel; to skin; to pare
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to forget to say; to forget to mention
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
whenever you want; any time you like
not worth considering; out of the question
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
work; business; company; study
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
array; muster; line-up; full force
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to have a reason; to have an excuse
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
supreme; sublime; highest
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication