tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
area; region; district; locality
age range; age-group; age bracket
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
even though; despite; when
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
automobile society; motorized society
fitness club; gym; fitness center
cultural center; cultural centre
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
selling of digital downloads (e.g. music, e-books, software); download sales; digital distribution
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to anticipate; to foresee
convenience; user-friendliness
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
commerce; trade; business
restaurant (esp. Western-style)