the West; the Occident; Western countries
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
a few years ago; some years back
financial world; business circles
materials; data; document
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(not) even once; (not) ever
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...