cowardly; timid; easily frightened
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
large amount of money; great cost
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
household economy; family finances
total hours spent working
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)