consumer electronics; home appliances
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
water heater; water boiler
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
product; produce; result; fruit
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
knowledge; information; opinion; view
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
long (time that has passed); old (story)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
honour; honor; glory; privilege
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to push away; to push aside; to shove
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit