order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
(essential) utilities; lifeline
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
bluff; false show of power; bold front
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to dispose of; to sell off
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
investment; contribution; financing
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
elementary, junior high and high school
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation