speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
founder of a religious sect
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
is something that; is that which
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to be forward; to be impertinent
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
trusting too much; overestimating ability
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
washing machine (laundry)
convenience; handiness; usefulness
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)