starting up (e.g. business, computer)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
way; method; means; (technical) specification
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
before ... days (months, etc.)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
numbered tag; numbered ticket
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
tingling; stinging; pungently
four characters; four letters
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
document; official papers
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)