you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
admiration; wonder; astonishment
whispering into a person's ear
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
no, not like that (but like this)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
that is to say; so that means
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
large number (of); many; majority
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance