what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
company; corporation; workplace
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
import; importation; introduction; afferent
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
hostility; antagonism; opposition
factory; plant; mill; workshop
study; learning; tutorial
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to repeat; to be frequent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
scale; scope; plan; structure
earnings from a part-time job
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
third day of the month; three days
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
smuggling; contraband trade
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction