great difference; major mistake
day and night; around the clock
freckles; buckwheat chaff
management task; administrative task
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
overhasty; rash; premature
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
vintage awamori; awamori aged in cask for at least three years
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)