contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
menu; schedule; program; menu
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
extremely; very; really; super; so
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
both sides; two sides; double-sided
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
speaking voice; talking voice
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
the other day; a few days ago
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
smooth (i.e. without problems)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)