for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
kitchen; financial situation; finances
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
coverall apron; cook's apron
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable