to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
slapping; splashing; splatting
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
state secrets; secrets of the state
important person; strategic person; key figure
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
to spend time (on doing something)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to lose money; to spend money
to look around; to look towards (us)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to satisfy one's appetite
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
immoral; illicit; unethical
to be expensive; to be costly
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage