corner room; corner apartment
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
(not) even with; (not) even using
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to serve; to work for; to attend
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
triumphant return; returning in triumph
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
in person; personally; directly
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
parallel world; parallel universe
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob