to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cinnamon stick; cinnamon quill
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
priority; order of precedence
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
container (e.g. shipping); skip
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
clanging; empty; deserted
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
preliminary step; first step
without thinking of the consequences
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain