dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
around the world; throughout the world
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
(being) worth seeing; impressive
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
inspection; examination; checking
not covered (by); not subject (to)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
shellfish; seashell; shell
complexion; colour; color; blood red
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
near; close by; within reach; familiar
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
parental love or affection
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
special radio or television programme; television special
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
don't worry about it; forget about it
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to burst open; to pop; to split
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence