to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
a little bit; a little while
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
older sister; elder sister
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
it is no use crying over spilt milk
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
use; utilization; utilisation; application
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
one more time; once more; once again
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
(not possible) on such short notice
study; library; den; home office; reading room
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field