pressure; oppression; suppression
(some) more; even more; longer; further
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
quarrel; dispute; argument
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness