dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
tell me more; give me more details
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
towering; astonishingly high
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
fate; chance; relationship; tie
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
item; article; dish; course; finest item
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
login bonus; login reward
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little