drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
materials; data; document
novel; original; new; innovative
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
that kind; competition; match
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
and so; therefore; for that reason
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be all out; to exhaust
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
stable supply; reliable supply
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one by one; one at a time; in turn
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
central city; major city (in a region)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
military force; military strength
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
superficial; half-hearted; shallow