burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
common language; lingua franca
to take on a role; to take part
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
according to plan; as planned
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
de facto wife; common-law wife
donation; contribution; endowment
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
free (of charge); gratuitous
government office building
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class