belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
cooking class; cookery school
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
generation; the world; the age
in terms of; from the point of view of
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
outrageous lie; outright lie
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contradiction; inconsistency
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
government; administration
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
absence; disregard; indifference
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip