water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
bowl of rice topped with egg
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
how can (one) do something
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
desperation; struggle to the death
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to ponder; to contemplate
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
autumn vegetables; fall vegetables
lately; recently; these days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart