umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
bill; account; invoice; information request form
excluding tax (of a price); not including tax; before tax
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to tumble down; to roll down
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
now that you say that; now that you mention it
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
rice bin; rice chest; source of income; breadwinner
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
imprisonment; incarceration
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
family which supports a temple; parishioner
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
source of funds; resources; finances
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble