vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
store interior; inside of a shop
cookware; cooking utensil
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
made-to-order; custom-made
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
box; box-shape; cube-type
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
aging; wearing out; deterioration
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
proposal; offer; request; application
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
president (of a society); chairman
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour