low-grade fish; cheap fish
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
shopping; purchased goods
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
refining; purification; careful manufacture
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
sucrose; saccharose; cane sugar
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
wasanbon; fine-grained Japanese sugar (traditionally used in wagashi); wagashi sweets made from wasanbon