wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to control; to command; to get the better of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away