to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
tenement house; row house
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to unfold; to unroll; to open
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
counter for choices, options, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
war; fighting; fierce competition
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
choices; alternatives; options
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory