pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
inside one's heart; in one's mind
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
while; even though; despite
few decades; many decades; several decades
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
taste; liking; preference
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
wintertime; winter season
someone (something) not to be trifled with
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
general; popular; common; typical
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
cooking; food preparation
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)