the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
manners; behavior; behaviour
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to become better; to improve
almost every day; almost daily
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
calm; composed; cool; quiet
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
(social) position; status
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)