to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to sit for an examination
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
viewing as a problem; problematizing
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
preference; priority; precedence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
at once; immediately; right now