chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
for a while; for some time; for a period
patting; stroking; caressing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
item; article; dish; course; finest item
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable
material; substance; matter
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
such; this sort of; like this
small fraction; small proportion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile