office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
conference room; council room
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
unveiling; debut; introduction
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
the right person in the right place
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
group; party; team; squad; section
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
summertime; summer season
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
laughing foolishly; cackling
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside