sanity; consciousness; soberness
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
notary public; notary; public notary
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
drama; play; powerful drug
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
slope; slanting surface; bevel
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to jump at; to be attracted by
import; importation; introduction; afferent
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
producer (film, TV, etc.)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit