vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to be lacking in options; to be too few
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
along the river; riverside
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
searching for someone; search for a missing person
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
lately; recently; these days
in search of; in order to look for
power map; power structure; power relationships
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
important post; important office; key position
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
one end; an end; part; fragment
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly