humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to help; to save; to rescue
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
home delivery (of food); outside catering
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
position; place of employment
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
capture; looting; plundering; abduction (using violence or threats); kidnapping
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
Star of Death (nickname for Alcor)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
immediately; at once; instantly
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
things at hand; personal belongings
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
cartoon character; anime character
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
(another's) child; child; kid
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)