to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
together; at the same time; same; identical
with a friendly grin; smilingly
it's not like; it isn't as if
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
indirection; indirectness
to throw into; to toss into
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
settlement; solution; resolution
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
close; intimate; on good terms
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
briskly with small steps; trotting
at the last moment; this late in the game
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt