calculation; self-interest; selfishness
minuteness; one millionth
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
use; utilization; utilisation; application
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
addition; adding; supplement
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to overdo; to do too much
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
neighbourhood; neighborhood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in