hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
quarrel; dispute; argument
looking depressed; long face
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
international organization; international organisation
person unfit for society; misfit
national defence; national defense
one end; an end; part; fragment
in name only; titular; nominal
headquarters; head office; main office
branch; branch office; subdivision
hedge; fence; border; limit
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)