maintenance; preservation; improvement
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
kitchen; financial situation
water-heater; water-boiler
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
morning training (e.g. before school)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to throw into; to toss into
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
how; in what way; how about