important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you (plural); all of you; you all
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
branch; branch office; subdivision
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
sales promotion; hard selling
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be boiled; to be cooked
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly