miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
freshly painted; freshly plastered
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
one's (living) environment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
good-quality; superior in quality
sting operation; undercover investigation
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
approval; acceptance; toleration
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
Rosa; Loeser; Roosa; Rosza
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
fake; something false; sham; deception
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
practicality; utility; usefulness
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
children's story; fairy tale
extremism; radical belief
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging