pneumoconiosis (lung disease caused by dust inhalation)
electronic cigarette; e-cigarette
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
passive smoking; second-hand smoking
button battery; watch battery; button cell
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
staying behind; remaining; residual
high dimension; higher dimensions
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
infinite loop; closed loop
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be given up; to be discontinued