obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
condition; state of preservation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to press a question; to cross-examine
one's house; one's home; one's family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
promising without due consideration
one by one; one each; one at a time
inspection; checking (goods, products)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
persistence; single-mindedness
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
several times (as large, over)
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
car involved in an accident
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
detailed; minute; articulate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something