parboiling; preparatory boiling
general public; the masses
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to waive one's right; to waive a right
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to investigate; to examine
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
thin dipping sauce for tempura
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to gain weight; to put on weight
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
tottering steps; drunken staggering
release; liberation; acquittal
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
expenses; costly; expensive
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
confidentiality; nondisclosure
vertical take off and landing; VTOL