to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
request for proposals; RFP; invitation for bids
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
support; backing; aid; assistance
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
electronic parts (components)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(medical) doctor; physician
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
town; city; municipal; urban
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
distant land; remote location; distant province
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
parts; accessories; components
receiving orders (for goods, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
identification; ID; identity
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to jump at; to be attracted by
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)