island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
consequently; as a result; in the end
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to become better; to improve
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
so what!; who gives a damn?
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
5th day of the month; five days
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to be lacking in options; to be too few
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to wait for an opportunity
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others