string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
in the end; at the end of the day
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
layout map; block plan; layout plan
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
study; diligence; discount; reduction
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
stew; food cooked in a pot
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to speak; to hear a voice
to be free; to be available
grated daikon; daikon grater
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution