stale; hackneyed; cliched
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
suspicious character (person, figure)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
deep affection; dear; beloved
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
presumption; assumption; estimation
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
at work; in the midst of work; working
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
position; location; base; point; site
incoming telephone call; telegram received
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication