cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to leave a bad impression behind
chilly; unpleasantly cold
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
bulletin board system; BBS
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
this and that; one thing or another
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
number; number plate; license plate
telephone booth; telephone box
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
business discussion; negotiation
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
last position; previous job; predecessor
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
condition; state of preservation
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
guess; conjecture; surmise
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste