retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
hand; handball (soccer foul)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
don't you think?; indicates question
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to state; to express; to mention
cooperation; collaboration
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
leading; guiding; commanding
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
after-afterparty; third party of the night
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
reason; cause; circumstances
by all means; at all costs; absolutely