to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
consumer electronics; home appliances
remaining heat; waste heat
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
transformer; converter (socket plug adapter)
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
addition; annexation; appendage
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
payment default; overdue on a payment
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
talking while standing; standing around talking
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
hotel charge; lodging expense
free (of charge); gratuitous
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
reservations-only system; by-appointment-only system
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible