glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
conference room; council room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
such; like that; that sort of; very
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
all; entire; whole; altogether
account book; ledger; register
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to look away; to turn away
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
decrease; reduction; decline
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the other day; lately; recently
family; members of a family
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast