mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
highlights; summary; compilation
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
as usual; as is one's habit
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
guardians; parents; father and older brother
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
business trip; official trip
national border; provincial border
to become possible; to become able to (do)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
manners; behavior; behaviour