unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
the place for; the time for; the level of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
the same as always; day after day
chief; main; principal; important
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
partly open; in half bloom
great laughter; burst of laughter
personal (employee); employed; retained
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
how long; how far; how much
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional