to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pork bone soup; pork broth
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
proper; respectable; decent; honest
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
piece of evidence; evidence
storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
serves you right!; see what happens!
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
prize money; monetary award; reward
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
downward adjustment; downward revision
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize