capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to have meaning; to be meaningful
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
question; inquiry; enquiry
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
speech; expression; wording; language
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
sales promotion; hard selling
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
supplement; appendix; addendum
lightly; easily; carelessly
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
discovery; detection; finding
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
everyday life; daily life
to get hungry; to become hungry
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
fish-based cooking; fish dish
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also