board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
gossip; corner of the mouth
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to become desperate; to give in to despair
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
lately; recently; these days
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
article to be delivered; present
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
product name; name of an article
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
packing; crating; packaging
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
insertion; inlaying; immersion
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to compose; to put together
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request