along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
business; errand; nature of one's business
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to some extent; to a certain extent
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
for this very reason; that is exactly why
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
yourself; himself; herself
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
error; mistake; slip; bug
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation