the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
to find fault with; to question
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
chronological order; time series
unseasonable; out of season
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
this is why; this means; it is the case that
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
in the hospital; hospitalized
ahead; before; the future
the matter you have been talking about
method of treatment; cure; remedy
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
composite; combined; complex
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
side effect; adverse reaction
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy