to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
one's post; place of work; workplace
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
residence; housing; residential building
living; lifestyle; living room
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
order; command; directions; instructions
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
social life; social intercourse
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
digest; summary; abridgment
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
closing of a school; closed school