to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
ice cream soda; icecream soda
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
being startled; getting a shock
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
(written) contract; agreement
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
official announcement; proclamation
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
verbal promise; one's word
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
importance; emphasis; stress
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again