scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unheard-of; unprecedented
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
choices; alternatives; options
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
time of great change; era of reform
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
plural; multiple; several
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to repair again; to join again
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss