radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
very interesting; of great interest
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
addict; junkie; substance abuser
way of asking; way of listening; listener
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be needed; to be wanted
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
of course; certainly; naturally
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
not caring; not giving a damn
now that; since; so long as; because
minimum; at the very least
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
early to bed early to rise
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
older brother; elder brother
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
healthy; sound; wholesome