noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
smallish; on the small side
to throw into; to toss into
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to soak; to steep; to macerate
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to go out and away; to leave
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
three; three years of age
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
piece; fragment; one (object)
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
breaking off; snapping off
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
from the viewpoint of; according to
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
the place for; the time for; the level of
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow