to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
store; reserve; stock; savings
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
20th day of the month; 20 days
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
hey; listen; look here; I say
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in person; personally; (do) oneself
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
function; function (programming)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
single word; a few words; brief comment
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nothing but; except; no more than
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole