conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to be given up; to be discontinued
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
going back to sleep; sleeping in
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
health; healthy; sound; fit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
just past noon; afternoon
convenient; expedient; makeshift
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart