very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
while; during; performed in this condition
east, west, south and north
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one by one; one each; one at a time
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
light brown; golden brown
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
hospital food; hospital meals
don't worry about it; forget about it
to complain; to make a complaint
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
small hill; low hill; hillock
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization