characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
story; tale; talk; discussion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
although I say; although one might say; although called
long (time that has passed); old (story)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
periodic; regular; routine
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
when it becomes; when it comes to
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it