rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
just because; even if; even though
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be too late; to be too slow
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
area; region; district; locality
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
three; three years of age
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
wish; desire; request; prayer
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
the other day; a few days ago
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
derivation; development; offshoot
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
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)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on