edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to indicate; to show; to point to
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to run around; to bustle about
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
gossip; corner of the mouth
business discussion; negotiation
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be entwined; to be involved
molester; groper; masher; pervert
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
an inch ahead; the immediate future
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
event; phenomenon; matter
to happen to have on hand or in stock
very likely; very probable
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
amicable resignation (retirement); resigning (retiring) from one's job of one's free will
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)