large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
person who has rendered distinguished service
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
nod; inclination of the head
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
settlement; solution; resolution
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
considering something taboo; treating something as taboo
to take a veneer off something
elementary, junior high and high school
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to understand; to make out
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately