practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
collection of books; (personal) library
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
table of contents; contents
subordination; dependency
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
last days; the end; one's fate
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
steering (of a boat); steerage
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
between the pages of a book; between two books
several sheets (flat objects)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
preparation; arrangements
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
food storage; provision store; pantry
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
evening meal; dinner; supper
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)