self-defense; self-defence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till