official business; public business
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
low floor (platform, vehicle, etc.)
transplantation (of plants); transplanting
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
liquid fertilizer; liquid fertiliser
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
basket; basketball; basket cloth
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to clear up; to become cloudless
layer of clay; clay stratum