level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
discriminatory; discriminative
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
big corporation; major firm; leading company
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
like this; this sort; this way
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to become famous; to gain fame
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
taste; palate; sense of taste
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
driving license suspension
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)