to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
interior; inside; internal
reception room; parlor; parlour
matter to be checked or investigated
to annoy; to cause trouble
two times; twice; two degrees
help; assistance; service
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
the other day; some time ago; recently
to detain; to check; to restrain
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
in the end; at the end of the day
going around; patrol; round; tour
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
(someone else's) daughter
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed