lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
sparing no trouble; taking pains (to); take the trouble (to)
quick work; (clever) feat
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
proud; having a prominent nose
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to ask for too much; to expect too much
wintering; passing the winter
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free