swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
reclining (chair, bed, etc.)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
exhaust sound; exhaust note
attenuation; damping; decay
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
student accommodation; student dormitory
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study