interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ratio; proportion; percentage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to burst (open); to break; to split
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
all eyes; public attention
looking around; looking about
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
item; article; dish; course; finest item
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
process; course; mechanism
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
finish; end; completion; result
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
cut; reduction; curtailment