the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
troupe; theatrical company
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to press a question; to cross-examine
about; concerning; related to; -ish
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
business trip; official trip
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
in accordance with; according to
to squeeze out; to wring out
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wherein; therein; thereinto
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)