maximum permissible level or dosage
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi); Chinese soapberry; washnut; soapnut tree
pericarp; skin (of a fruit); peel; rind
sexually transmitted infection; STI; sexually transmitted disease; STD
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
simmering; (boiling) gently
sickroom; hospital room; ward
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
younger scholar; future reference
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
return; relapse; recurrence
(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny