confusion; distraction; derangement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
inspection; examination; checking
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to drink up; to drain (cup)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
in order; in turn; one by one
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to pick up; to find; to gather
one thin flat object; one sheet
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
expression; look; countenance; face
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
nod; inclination of the head
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby