the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
answering machine; answerphone
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
shopping; purchased goods
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
right in the middle (of); midst; height
college of music; school of music; music college
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
double; twice (as much); twofold
amount of money; sum of money
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
person being waited for; person who waits
quarrel; trouble; dispute
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)