to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
first generation; founder
at that time; in those days
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
port city; harbor city; harbour city
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
every year; yearly; annually
(made of) stone; stone-built
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
3000; three thousand; many
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)