to wish to go well; to have good intentions
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
disgrace; humiliation; insult
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
along the road; along the way
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to brighten; to grow light
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
to overdo; to do too much
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
in name only; titular; nominal
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
without; unless; have to do
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
after-sales service; warranty service
commerce; trade; business
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe