pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
natural calamity; disaster
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be itching to do something
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
charm; incantation; spell; curse
propulsive power; driving force
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
soccer club (at a school); football club
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
lost article; something forgotten
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
history of; experience of
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
man who makes his own lunch to take to work
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
true state; actual condition; reality
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing