weird; disgusting; sickening
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
distant look; faraway look
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
for work; for manufacturing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen
in name only; titular; nominal
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
development; exploitation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly