commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to attempt; to test; to try out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unique; individual; original; unusual
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
naturalization; naturalisation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
family; members of a family
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine