awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
private power generation; masturbation
(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
solution; solution strategy
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
money-making; earning money
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
for the first time in one's life
correspondence; exchange of letters
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting