food expenses; cost of one's board
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
function; facility; faculty; feature
maintenance; preservation; improvement
scale; scope; plan; structure
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
just a handful; only a small number (of)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
small number; few; minority
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
notice; attention; observation
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
specialization; specialisation
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
weak point; unskillfulness
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show