reduction of salt; sodium restriction
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
high blood pressure; hypertension
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
paste; glue; clothing starch
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
commitment; pledge; promise
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
it's not like; it isn't as if
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to thrust before; to thrust at
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
report of death; notification of a death
to be rearranged or transposed
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.