base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
first-rate; finest quality; the best
first-class goods; A-grade product
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
duck hot pot (with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.)
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
feigned sleep; playing possum
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
going back to sleep; sleeping in
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to start; to begin; to commence
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!