raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
heart; guts; nerve; central part
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
amount of money; sum of money
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to go downhill; to go down a slope
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
side table; bedside table
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
police; policeman; police officer