katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
way out; means to escape; escape route
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
air conditioning; air cooling
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
affectation; showiness; pretence
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
to escape from; to get out
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
behind with everything; too late; reactive
oversight; omission; mistake
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture