apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
children's (TV) show; children's program
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
rare; uncommon; not often seen
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
revenge; having a second go (at something)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
one's whole heart; everything one feels
sitting and lying down; daily life
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
I can't die and leave things this way
graduate; alumnus; alumna
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
seniority by length of service
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
thickly; heavily; profusely; through and through; to the core; proper