harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
singing contest; person proud of their voice
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
colour picture (color); color painting
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
the treasure that is children; child
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
at a loss for words; stumped for words
like a decent person; human
drying place; drying ground
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
being fond of children; person fond of children
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to arrange not to contradict each other
falling apart while cooking
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
unspecified; random; indefinite
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
hastily made; improvised preparation
(for one's stomach) to rumble
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
top news; front-page news; lead story