macrobiotic diet; macrobiotics
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
second edition; additional printing
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to be dispersed; to get separated
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)