to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
speculation; thinking; meditation
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
fast walking; semi-jogging
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
VIP; very important person
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
police identification card
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
open; spacious; extensive
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel