food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
special; particular; peculiar; unique
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
government office; public office
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
night stall; night shop; night fair
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
filtration; filtering; percolation
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
kidney failure; renal failure
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
detour; diversion; alternative route
opening and shutting; opening and closing
as you see; as you can see
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
fighting against an illness
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to fall ill; to be taken ill
brothers and sisters; siblings