previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
technical skill; ability; capacity
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
inspection; examination; checking
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
review; reconsideration; revision
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
wherein; therein; thereinto
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)