to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to do for (the sake of someone else)
answering machine; answerphone
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
family vacation; family trip
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
mockery; derision; ridicule
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
systematic; organized; organizational
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to anticipate; to foresee
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
magic point (videogames); MP
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists