to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
national holiday; public holiday
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
natto (fermented soybeans)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grated daikon; daikon grater
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
preparation; arrangements
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indescribable; having no way to express
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
world; society; people; the public
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to increase; to add to; to augment
normalcy; normality; normal
study group; study meeting
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since