specialization; specialisation
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
comfort; consolation; diversion
talk about divorce or separation
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)