gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
working adult; full-fledged member of society
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to become completely chilled
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to badger; to pester; to beg
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to find out; to discover; to detect
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
naturalization; naturalisation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
intensive; concentrated; focused
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
doing whatever one pleases