boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
the future; future prospects
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse