such ... as; or some such
serialization; serialisation; serial story
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
in that way; thus; so; so?
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
adds force or indicates command
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
true to one's name; living up to one's name
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style