genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
originally; by nature; from the start
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to look forward to something
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
family-oriented; familial
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience