from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
role; part; job; assignment
meaning; called; named; that says; that
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
along the river; riverside
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be plump; to be chubby
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to speak; to hear a voice
way of talking; speaking style
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
feeling of a house or a room
speaking of ...; as for ...
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
departure; leaving; setting off
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand