nod; inclination of the head
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
an assortment; combination
well-cooked; well-done; browned
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
simple is best; less is more
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
in its entirety; whole; wholly
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
preface; introduction; preamble
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome