leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
new book; new publication
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
illegal channel; back channel; black market
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) even with; (not) even using
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
night duty; night shift; night work
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell