hair style; coiffure; hairdo
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
natural light; unpolarized light
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
through a (computer, etc.) screen
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
it's no joke; gimme a break!
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
rosary; string of prayer beads
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
much less; to say nothing of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
being too late; losing one's final chance
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
correction; looking over; touching up