tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
greater than ...; bigger ...
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
what's what; heads or tails
not necessarily so; is not always true
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
short position; oversold position
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
condition; situation; prospects
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
revised budget; supplementary budget
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
upper half of the body; upper body
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
university (college) professor