selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
home area; home town; local
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
back street; back alley; off-street
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to become rustic; to be countrified
edge of the eaves; house frontage
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
use; utilization; utilisation; application
how; in what way; by what means
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
gentle; mild; meek; tender
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant