death march; death march (in software development); crunch
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
armor; armour; armor plate; armour plate
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
charcoal; charred remains
well-cooked; well-done; browned
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
true character; true heart; true spirit
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
pronunciation; production of sound
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
point in question (at issue)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap