to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to hide; to keep to oneself
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to speak ill of; to disparage
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
father; dad; husband; you; he
older sister; elder sister
difficult problem; challenge
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
although I say; although one might say; although called
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
scene; sight; scenario; setting
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification