to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
that's a different matter; that's a different story
square; formal; prim; stuffy
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
function; facility; faculty; feature
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
as is usual with; in common with
washing machine (laundry)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
guardian; protector; patron; parent
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
one-by-one; separately; in detail
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
along the road; along the way
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
being lost in deep thought
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically