to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
falsely similar; counterfeit
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
being startled; getting a shock
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hiding one's embarrassment
to pay attention; to be watchful
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
department store; department
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell