cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
older sister; elder sister
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
how; in what way; by what means
to do someone in; to bump someone off
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
when it becomes; when it comes to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
one way or the other; either way