whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
joints; points (of a speech)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
generation; lifetime; age
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
relation; connection; relevance
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
to say (something) over one's shoulder
starting point; point of departure
caregiver; care worker; carer
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains