just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
charging (electrically); electrification
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pause; to have a short intermission
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes