plastic food storage container; Tupperware
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
called; known as; that; to say
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
the other day; lately; recently
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(something) so small; so little; trifling
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rather; better; instead; if anything
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not