materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
menu; schedule; program; menu
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
annotation; explanatory note; comment
feelings; thoughts; meaning
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
in process; during execution; runtime
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)