introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
simply; merely; only; solely
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
detour; circumvention; turning movement
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
since when; from when; how long
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit