choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
as; because; with; due to
ending up right back where one started
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
high efficiency; high performance
confidential; secret; classified
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to lure someone; to entice someone
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
charming; bewitching; coquettish
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to gain fame; to make one's name
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
record of proceedings; minutes
number of characters; number of letters; word count