marriage fraud; fake marriage
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
absence due to illness; sick leave
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
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appeal; call for something; request; axiom
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
vomiting blood; hematemesis