hard to get; hard to come by
form; shape; figure; visage
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
train that stops at every station; local train
rapid-service train; rapid train
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
platform; home; home base; home plate
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
some people; a few people; several people
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
stop (on a train's route)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
air pressure; pneumatic pressure
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
senior high school; high school
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be sacked; to be dismissed
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to slide into; to slip into
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
briskly with small steps; trotting
to approach; to draw near
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive