dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting; simultaneous interpreter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
two parts; two copies; the second part
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
husband and wife; married couple
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...