sharp parting remark; parting threat
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
arrangement; pact; agreement
mental health; mental hygiene
living by oneself; living alone
being on duty; person on duty
strategy meeting; council of war
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
vitality; energy; dynamism
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
seasoning; flavour; flavor
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management