standard value; reference value; nominal value
analepticum; restorative medicine
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
hospital food; hospital meals
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to feel a chill run down one's spine
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
supervised; under surveillance
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unit; (musical) group; band
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to distribute; to hand out
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
using every trick (in the book)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits