to lose interest; to slacken off
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
even for an instant; even as a joke
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
department (faculty) of literature
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to grow taller (of people)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
freely; frankly; without reserve
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
must not; should not; do not
unmarried; not yet married
to raise one's voice; to shout
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour