to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
from the beginning; from scratch
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to badger; to pester; to beg
for use by children; for children
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
second-hand shop; curio shop
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
surely; certainly; without doubt
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
different culture; foreign culture
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so