polish; improvement; burnishing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to be worried; to be troubled
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
and yet; though; when; in spite of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
time; season; period; phase; stage
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
dated; date; fixed; external
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to jar; to creak; to grate
together; at the same time; same; identical