(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
optimism; taking an optimistic view
men and women of all ages
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
normal practice; proper practice
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
slight; thin; on the weak side
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
millet dough cake; millet mochi
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
amount of sugar; sugar content
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter