shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
wrong; different; not like that
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
nameless; anonymous; without name
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping