use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
the staff; inside the department
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
100 percent; completely; fully
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
anatomical model of the human body
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
sentiment; sentimentality
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
drawing and manual arts room; arts and craft room
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
groundwater; underground water
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
looking depressed; long face
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
one day; (on) a certain day
research vessel; research ship
not yet known; unknown; strange
planet; dark horse; surprise contender