oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shout (in anger); to yell
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
before anything else; first of all
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be needed; to be wanted
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
bedside; near one's pillow
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
earnings from a part-time job
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
years since produced (of cars)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it