with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
spider's thread; spider silk
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
covered with; stained; smeared
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
witnessing; observing; sighting
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
how; in what way; how about
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
time; season; period; phase; stage
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason