purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
weird; disgusting; sickening
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
forcibly; against one's will
lifelike; exact resemblance
unexpectedly; surprisingly
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
huge rock; firmness; solidity
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
principle; theory; fundamental truth
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to be tired of looking at
hiding one's embarrassment
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to feel depressed; to be down
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
such; this sort of; like this
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous