purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
confections; sweets; candy; cake
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
matcha; powdered green tea
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
door; gate; opening; title page
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
law observance; obeying the law
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
two (long cylindrical things)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(watching in) real time; watching live
belief; faith; conviction
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus