polite; courteous; hospitable
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
building primarily containing fashion-related stores (boutiques, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
many; much; plenty; hardly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
individual; private person; personal; private
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
beauty of style; beauty of form
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)