salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
cold tofu (served with condiments)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
homecoming; returning home
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
all present; all concerned; all of us
every year; yearly; annually
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
order; command; directions; instructions
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
dear me; I mean; or rather
then; and (then); in that case; if so
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
number of characters; character count
to cost little; to come cheap
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
leaving everything up to someone else
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
personification; anthropomorphization
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
estimate (of costs); budget
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer