giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
character analysis; personality assessment
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
birth; creation; formation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
data collection; data acquisition
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
even if not; even without
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
wherein; therein; thereinto
odorless; odourless; unscented
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
(only) one option; one possible choice
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land