to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
light meal; snack; refreshments
to get between; to be caught in
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
four (long cylindrical things)
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
front view; observation car view
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)