cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
secretariat; executive office
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
no need to guess; certainly
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
personality; style; appearance
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
distinction; discrimination
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to say; to tell; to state; to do
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
prize money; monetary award; reward
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
memory; ability to remember
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute