soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to crawl out of; to creep out of
after tax income; net income
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
smoothly; easily; readily
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
May Queen (potato variety)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
both (people); the two of them
analog person; person not good with technology
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mental; spiritual; emotional
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion