advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
three-digit number; hundreds column
hometown; rural township (of China)
already; now; no longer; not any more
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to change completely; to change suddenly
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
house search; search of the premises; raid
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
proper; respectable; decent; honest