sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
ill will; malice; evil intent
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
undressing; taking off one's clothes
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to crack; to develop a crack
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
being startled; getting a shock