Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
environment; circumstance
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
whereabout; about where; how much
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
preference; priority; precedence
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(someone else's) daughter
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
public hall; community center; community centre
machine parts; machinery; equipment
Island; insula; island; islet
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
store interior; inside of a shop
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
binoculars; field glasses
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)