to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
apparently; appears to be
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
gold and jewels; precious object
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to spread; to be propagated
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in the background; not standing out
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped