to run off; to break into a run; to start running
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
answering machine; answer phone
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to run through; to run past
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
counter for drops of liquid
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
once and for all; completely; spotlessly