body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to talk; to chat; to chatter
outside of one's area of expertise
atopic; predisposition toward allergies; atopic dermatitis
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
one who generally eats a lot
pesticide residue; agrochemical residues
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
taste; palate; sense of taste
to have a meal; to take a meal
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
every place; various places
proposal; proposition; suggestion
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF