pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
hostility; antagonism; opposition
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap