flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
branch office; branch store
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
A Farewell to Arms (novel by Ernest Hemingway, 1929)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee