great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
at a moment's notice; readily
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
marshland; wetland; swampland
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
fried prawns; fried shrimp
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
transactions; dealings; business
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
personal; individual; private
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
big leakage; uncontained leak
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)