range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to mix; to blend; to combine
second (unit of time); arc second
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
large number (of); many; majority
match (to light fire with)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
largest class; top category
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rather; sooner; preferably
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
walls have ears; (lit.) sliding doors have eyes
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of