although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
noted product; local specialty
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
from the beginning; from scratch
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
give-and-take; give and take
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to have a name entered in the family register
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated