to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
leaving (something) to soak
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
research institute; (research) laboratory
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
material for experiments; experimental material
it's no joke; gimme a break!
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
to keep (a person) waiting
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless