consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to trace back to (the origins of something)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to let one's hair hang down
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
one meal; one meal (a day)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to whine; to make feeble complaints
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air