to become locked; to lock
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
four (long cylindrical things)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
perception; sensing; noticing
reading partway; leaving half-read
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
strong-willed; strong of heart
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation