specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to continue to do; to persist in doing
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(by force of) circumstances
wood (for building); lumber; timber
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
social; societal; societary
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to grow up; to become an adult
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind