interference; intervention; meddling
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
literally; to the letter; literal
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
bakery; baker; pastry shop
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
at first; in the beginning; originally
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sincere; earnest; serious
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
first; first base; first baseman; fast
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday