rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
one meal; one meal (a day)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
major newspaper; leading newspaper; widely circulated newspaper
English letter; alphabetic character
every month; each month; monthly