effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
killing two birds with one stone
local specialty; special product (of a region)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
difference; variation; difference
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
classification; categorization; sorting
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
for example; for instance; e.g.
food; food products; foodstuffs
relation; connection; relevance
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
craving for the limelight
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext