rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
topic of discussion; agenda
rather; sooner; preferably
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
both hands; both arms; ten
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Inohara Yoshihiko (1976.5.17-)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
observation; survey; watching
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to be silent; to say nothing