rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
floor above; floor upstairs
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
tacit; unspoken; implicit
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
decomposition; ulceration
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
visiting one's constituency; feudal lord's return to his estate
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to degenerate; to lapse into
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses