piece of meat; cut of meat
relation; connection; relevance
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
how many months?; how long?
festival merrymaking; revelry
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
that's gross!; disgusting!
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
personal (employee); employed; retained
hope; white hope; person of promise
siren (in Greek mythology)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently