to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
not yet known; unknown; strange
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
television program; TV program
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
already; now; no longer; not any more
deleterious substance; toxic substance
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
while; during; performed in this condition
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable