request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to get late; to advance; to wear on
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
raw materials; ingredient
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
(your) judgment; discernment
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
like a part of the family
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle