chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
several minutes; a few minutes
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to have a talk; to tell a story
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
three generations; three periods; third generation
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to be profitable; to yield a profit
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
store; reserve; stock; savings