consumption; expenditure; spending
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
minimum; at the very least
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
bathing; going in the bath
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
yearned for; longed for; missed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
body; physical system; (the) person
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
alternately; by turns; one after the other
spirit; heart; disposition
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
what kind of; what sort of; what
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side