proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
national holiday; public holiday
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
polish; grinding; sharpening
chopping board; cutting board
cut; notch; end; conclusion
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
patting; stroking; caressing
discount price; special offer price
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute