is it?; isn't it?; be; is
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
campground; campsite; camping-ground
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
land, sea and air; army, navy and air force
scorched-earth strategy (policy, tactics)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
item; article; dish; course; finest item
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
reopening; resumption; restarting
every person; each one; everybody
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
putting into operation; invocation
tool; implement; means; furniture
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight