to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
undisputed; entirely; perfect
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
official in charge; person in charge
to hide; to conceal oneself
roller coaster; big dipper
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
happy memory; sweet memory
double; twice (as much); twofold
to work hard; to make an effort
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago