mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
older brother; elder brother
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
having an expert eye; having a discerning eye
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
third day of the month; three days
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
sales promotion; hard selling
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
sales message; sales copy
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
elegance; taste; refinement
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
creation (of the universe); the Creation
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
unfairness; injustice; partiality
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling