north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(overnight) stay; lodging
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
threesome including two women who are sisters
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
detour; diversion; alternative route
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to be powered on; to be turned on
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
stopping functioning; being out of service
power plant; power station
either way; in any case; one way or another
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation