cooking practice; (school) cooking class
valuable article; valuables
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
no loss or gain; coming out even
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
relationships with the opposite sex
fully complete (e.g. a collection); fully completing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
foreign capital group; foreign company
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
secrecy; highly classified information
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
not caring; not giving a damn
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)