to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
elementary and middle school pupils
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
shopping; purchased goods
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
they; those guys; those fellows
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
priority; order of precedence
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
circulation (esp. of documents); sending round
capacity; volume; capacitance
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively