losing weight; slimming; lean person
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
image quality (film, video, etc.)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
subcontractor; outsourcing contractor
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
draw (in competition); tie game
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
original intention; initial resolution
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
after-sales service; warranty service
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to put into effect; to put into practice
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
unrequited love; one-sided love
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)