cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
mineral deposit; ore deposit
to feel more like (a certain mood)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
preliminary investigation
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
the very best; excellent; superb
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
having a crush on someone; flushing
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
special; particular; peculiar; unique
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to cause to embrace; to combine; to conjoin; to sell strong-selling products and poorly selling products together as a package
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
(political) power; authority; influence
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline