to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
base powder for lacquer (usu. made from clay)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
CPU; central processing unit
utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
homogenization; homogenisation
moving walkway; moving sidewalk; travelator
roadway; road; carriageway
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to degenerate; to lapse into
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pteridophyte (any plant of division Pteridophyta, incl. ferns and fern allies)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
bravery; courage; heroism
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general