mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
inspection; examination; survey
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
operator (e.g. telephone)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity
high blood pressure; hypertension
nervous disorder; neurosis
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to shout (in anger); to yell
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
reinforced concrete; remote control
to pause; to have a short intermission
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call