poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
question; inquiry; asking
to engage in lively conversation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
birds of a feather flock together
disliking people similar to oneself
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
suspicion (of others); jealousy
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
(fishing) fly; lure; artificial fly
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest