bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
practicality; utility; usefulness
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
persistence; single-mindedness
to move forward; to move on
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
washing machine (laundry)
to talk; to carry meaning
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
beyond that point; after that
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
business; trade; operations; sales
People's Honour Award (honor); National Honour Award
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
reading aloud; recitation
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
nod; inclination of the head
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
impression given by a painting or image
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have an eye on; to zero in on