heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
being bad at conversation; poor conversationalist; poor talker
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
Famicom; Family Computer (abbr); Nintendo Entertainment System; NES
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
coloring agent; colorant; colourant; (food) coloring; colouring
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
addict; junkie; substance abuser
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
hard on others but easy on oneself
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
migration; move; emigration; immigration
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
ill-gotten money; bad coin
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
having various interests; wide range of interests
parents and siblings; one's relatives
(one's) quota; assignment
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel