noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
large serving; large portion
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
business discussion; negotiation
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
bowl of rice with food on top
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
still; even now; to this day
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
line; queue; procession; matrix
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to be infected; to be contagious
instrumental; instructions; instructing; installation (esp. software)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
female friend; woman friend
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to the last; persistency; thoroughness