while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
sense of duty (obligation)
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
speaking voice; talking voice
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(distant) howling; backbiting
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
spare time; free time; leisure time
bento; Japanese box lunch
eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
government worker; public servant; civil servant
chit; sales slip; voucher
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to face on; to look out on to
meeting hall; assembly hall
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint