to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
state of mind; (one's) mental state
state of mind; mentality; psychology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to grumble; to make difficulties
to hand over; to surrender
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
question; inquiry; enquiry
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to refer to; to use as reference
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
posing a question; question
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
side effect; adverse reaction
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)