saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to spend time (on doing something)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
one's own work; making by oneself
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
something like ...; something called ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
practice; practising; experience
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
authority; power; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
research funds (expenses)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
legendary beast; magical beast
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life