resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bank; banking institution
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
more than usual (usu. time)
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)
to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious