atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
what's what; heads or tails
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
it is not (like that) either
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
opposite side; opposition
several types; several kinds; several species
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
such; this sort of; like this
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)