working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
salt rubbing; sprinkling salt over a vegetable and rolling it on a cutting board
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
distinction; differentiation; classification
stupid brat; son of a bitch
goodness; excellence; virtue
full ripeness; full maturity
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
to find out; to discover; to locate
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
superior; excellent; fine
fate; destiny; predestination
level ground; plain; flatland
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless