to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
strongish; somewhat strong
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
undernutrition; undernourishment; malnutrition; poor nutrition
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
the lower classes; the common people
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
society; the world; the times
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
inside; interior; inner part
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")