building contractor; builder; building firm
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
frequent; densely packed; thick
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
wounded person; injured person
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
meaning; called; named; that says; that
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be plump; to be chubby
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
speaking of ...; as for ...
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
departure; leaving; setting off
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume