immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
source of worry; source of distress
all-purpose; suiting everybody
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
bad influence; negative influence
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
handheld game console; portable game console
legal; lawful; legitimate
return; relapse; recurrence
at a loss for words; stumped for words
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash