changing clothes; change of clothes
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
walking briskly; determinedly
to force open; to push open
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
fourth day of the month; four days
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to happen to meet; to come across
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
monolith; large slab of rock
close; intimate; on good terms
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
voice recognition; speech recognition
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
pointing out; identification
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable