sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
last night; yesterday evening
within the year; before the year is out
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
president's office; director's office
the way back; the way home; return trip
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
new product; new line (of products)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself