fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
storehouse; warehouse; godown
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to rock; to shake; to swing
to collapse into; to flop onto
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to palm off; to force a sale
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
living by oneself; living alone