empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
studio bus; bus used by actors, etc. during film and TV production
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
paid vacation; paid holiday
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
Japanese (people, language, style)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
face with no make-up; sobriety
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to turn left; to turn to the left
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation