to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to mind; to care; to worry
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
fruit knife; paring knife
to come to one's senses; to calm down
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
bento; Japanese box lunch
telephone call; telephone (device)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
taste; liking; preference
infancy; childhood; tender age
interruption; suspension; break
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to prevent; to take precautions
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to smile broadly; to grin widely
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down