to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
import; importation; introduction; afferent
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
9th day of the month; nine days
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to force one's way through
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
normal practice; proper practice
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound