job opening-to-application ratio; job-offers-seekers ratio
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to throw at; to turn; to raise
way of asking; way of listening; listener
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
outsider; someone outside of a group
to blame; to find fault with
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
on the occasion of; at the time of
serious; severe; grave; acute
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
preference; priority; precedence
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
important point; point to make note of