slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
very loose; slowly; leisurely
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
cheap article; poor quality article
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stature; height; size; physique
to throw at; to turn; to raise
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
long ago; already; a long time ago
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
secretariat; executive office
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better