painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
birth; creation; formation
posterity; future life; life to come
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
emphasizes direct object of action
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...