standard; set; routine; decided
autumn vegetables; fall vegetables
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
suspicious-looking; fishy
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
another time; some other time
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
seasoning; flavour; flavor
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
with a friendly grin; smilingly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration