predation; eating prey; preying upon
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
this and that; various things
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
family; members of a family
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)