cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
becoming dull; slowing down
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
cease-fire; truce; armistice
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
all eyes; public attention
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
a short while ago; already
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
steady; sound; reliable; solid
chess problem; composed shogi problem
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
land survey; cadastral survey
(giving) instruction; initiation
character style; character form
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
unskilled; not very good at
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation