example; simile; metaphor; allegory
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
material for experiments; experimental material
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
stealthily; secretly; in secret
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
fusion; melting; liquefaction
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to surge; to well up; to gush out
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to collapse into; to flop onto
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
not worth considering; out of the question
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through