tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
store name; shop name; restaurant name
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
settlement; conclusion; summary
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it's been a long time; long time no see
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
headquarters; head office; main office
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to unfold; to unroll; to open
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure