thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to raise one's voice; to shout
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
selection; choice; option
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
eating; bite (in fishing)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
woman; lady; adult female
valuation basis; appraisal standard
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
(political) power; authority; influence