180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
preheating (an oven, etc.); warming up (an engine, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
construction at top speed
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
section; cross section; profile
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
high efficiency; high performance
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
minuteness; one millionth
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to put one's strength into
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
one by one; one after another; successively
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
moment by moment; hour by hour
to eat too much; to overeat