basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
commerce; trade; business
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
calming down; quieting down
trivial; not amounting to much
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
helping hand; help; support; aid
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
romantic film; love movie
adult film series produced in 1971-88 by Nikkatsu (from "roman porno")
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to keep standing; to stand motionless
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
amorous adventure; love affair
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant