regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)