setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
serious; not joking; straight
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
championship; title (of champion)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to chase; to run after; to pursue
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
breath; breathing; tone; mood
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
these guys; these fellows
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to have the privilege of doing