difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
several sheets (flat objects)
document; official papers
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the matter you have been talking about
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
favorite; favourite; habitually used
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
match (to light fire with)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
last week; the week before
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty