conquest; domination; mastery
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
free (of charge); gratuitous
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
all over; all over the place; everywhere
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
it hasn't been long since
kindness; intimacy; friendship
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm