impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
shopping; purchased goods
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
busy; having no time (for)
to have a meal; to take a meal
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath