small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
level; standard; water level
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
cook-house; galley; kitchen
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
poisoning; kill by poison
dealing with; coping with
from the beginning; from scratch
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
those (near the second person)
putting into operation; invocation
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
effect; efficacy; validity; potency