as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to grow up; to become an adult
banknote; bill; note; paper money
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(someone else's) child; child; kid
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
how many months?; how long?
charging (electrically); electrification
to carry around; to carry on one's person
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
interception (email); wiretap; bug
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to entrust; to leave to a person
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
about; concerning; related to; -ish
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
compilation; editing; recording
script; libretto; scenario
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme