plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
yellowish; tinged with yellow
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stiffen; to become stiff
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to have a meal; to take a meal
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind