normal value; normal level
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
back row; last row; rearmost row
urgent; requiring quick (response)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
ratification; confirmation
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
hard to control; unmanageable
ideally; if one were to wish for more
rope; cord; policeman's rope
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
mutation; change; transition
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to carry around; to carry on one's person
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression