to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to be able to manage somehow or other
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)
arousal fluid; genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
one quarter; one fourth; small amount of sake
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
high and low; rise and fall
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
modular bath; prefabricated bath
International Labour Organization; ILO
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform