humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
preface; introduction; preamble
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
menial; meanness; servility; abject
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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 seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
something like ...; something called ...
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
one meal; one meal (a day)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)