piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
about; on; regarding; per; for every
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
program (e.g. TV); programme
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
late-night show; midnight broadcast
function; facility; faculty; feature
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
goods; merchandise; commercial items
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cookware; cooking utensil
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
convenient; handy; useful
trivial; not amounting to much