to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
already; now; no longer; not any more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
still; even now; to this day
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
type of occupation; occupational category
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be worried; to be troubled
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to choke; to have trouble breathing
contemplation; meditation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous