to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fat (of meat); fatty meat
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
putting into operation; invocation
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to telephone; to make a phone call
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to begin talking; to open up
telephone number; phone number
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
modern civilization; modern civilisation
convenient; handy; useful
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
shopping; purchased goods
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
favorite; favourite; habitually used
made in Japan; Japanese-made
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
all night long; all through the night
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
care; precaution; guarding; caution
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
you (plural); all of you; you all
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
watchful waiting; careful supervision
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why