brown envelope; manila envelope
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
bribe; money under the table
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
marathon; long-distance race
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
complete; whole; perfect; safe
several times; once or twice
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
second day of the month; two days
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to happen to have on hand or in stock
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal