to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
interference; intervention; meddling
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
clear writing; specification
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to go underground; to go into hiding
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
leather; leather-bound; leathern
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
natural material; natural ingredient
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
opening and shutting; opening and closing
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
throughput; processing power
filtration; filtering; percolation
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability