slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
platform; home; home base; home plate
to keep in mind; to memorize
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to be conspicuous; to stand out
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
shop; small store; business; firm
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
stairs; stairway; staircase
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
retention; maintenance; preservation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal