cooking; food preparation
group; party; team; squad; section
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to complain; to make a complaint
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to jump upon (a moving object)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
Japanese-style writing desk
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to push aside; to push one's way through
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly