ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
door; gate; opening; title page
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
potato chips; potato crisps
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but