when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
fixed date; settlement date
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
headquarters; head office; main office
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
position; location; base; point; site
to raise one's voice; to shout
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
being very busy; busyness
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
topic of discussion; agenda
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
what kind of business; what sort of matter
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
instant yakisoba in a cup
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose