Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to telephone; to make a phone call
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to have a relationship; to have relations
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be photographed; to be projected
to be damaged; to receive damage
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view