to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
important point; point to make note of
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
study; learning; tutorial
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
another thing; other things; another man's property
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
support; backing; patronage
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to lend an ear to; to listen to
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
(licensed) red light district
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
secret art; the mysteries
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care