to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
(plain) hot water; boiled water
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to pick up; to find; to gather
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
that's the way it is; such is life
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to leave something as it is
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be needed; to be wanted
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to anticipate; to foresee
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to subsist; to keep on living
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
coin-operated parking (spaces)