major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
cooking; food preparation
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
rough sketch; design; cartoon
along; parallel to; in accordance with
equality; uniformity; evenness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(in) her way; peculiar to her
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)