recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
aluminium can; aluminum can
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
victim; injured party; sufferer
surely; certainly; without doubt
encryption; encipherment; password protection
murder; homicide; manslaughter
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
shopping; purchased goods
changing clothes; change of clothes
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
within; inside of; less than
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
marking; grading; scoring
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well