official announcement; proclamation
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
primary school; elementary school; grade school
curious; strange; unusual
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to become completely chilled
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
not caring; not giving a damn
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)