recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
explanation; interpretation
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
main question; real issue at hand
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
articles; supplies; parts
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
hello; good day; good afternoon
to crack; to develop a crack
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)