leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
from the beginning; from scratch
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
both hands; both arms; ten
rest; break; recess; intermission
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be manageable; to be able to handle
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up