topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
at the meeting; on the occasion
cassette (tape); game cartridge
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be conspicuous; to stand out
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
number two; mistress; concubine
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to have an eye on; to zero in on
already; now; no longer; not any more
to knead well; to polish; to refine
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
inside one's heart; in one's mind
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent