standard; set; routine; decided
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
triangle; triangular shape
button (clothing); push-button
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
deep emotion; strong feelings
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad