congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
drama; play; powerful drug
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
falling asleep; sleep onset
to poke each other; to jab each other
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
optimization; optimisation
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to watch intently; to stare
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
how long; how far; how much
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
operating room; operating theatre
slight; thin; on the weak side
preface; introduction; preamble
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person