insertion; incorporation; infixing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
answering machine; answerphone
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stent (tubular support temporarily placed inside a blood vessel, etc.)
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
groin; groin region; inguinal region
reaching; attaining; arrival
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
the same; the said; likewise
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
to take (be in) charge of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
place; situation; position; location
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat