thought; consideration; thinking
now that; since; so long as; because
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
here and there; in places
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
natto (fermented soybeans)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
main; principal; chief; primary; major
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
plural; multiple; several
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
opinion; point of view; visual point
to state; to express; to mention