to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
prudence; discretion; thought
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
serious look (on one's face); straight face
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
consultation hours; surgery hours
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
burnable garbage; burnable waste
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work