to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
country; territory; domain; realm
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
local specialty; special product (of a region)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
selection; choice; option
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
strike (i.e. industrial action)
short and stout; small but wide around
height (of body); stature
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
rubbing one's hands together
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle