to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
private brand; private-label brand
on bad terms; at loggerheads
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
second examination; double checking
way one walks; one's walk
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
collegiate body; collegial body; judicial panel
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
appeal; protest; complaint