reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to jar; to creak; to grate
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
frying or baking something thick (e.g. thick omelette)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
program (e.g. TV); programme
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
department (faculty) of literature
professor; teaching; instruction
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas