this and that; one thing or another
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
very rich person; the super rich
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suffix appended to someone else's family members
number of (large) animals
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be thrilled; to be excited
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
mental image; mental picture; image
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school