to suppress one's emotions
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
smuggling in; importing through illegal channels
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
arrest; apprehension; capture
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to have a meal; to take a meal
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
interception (email); wiretap; bug
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
amount of sugar; sugar content
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
longtime best seller; product with steady sales over a long time
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
limited time; limited-time offer
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
separation; farewell; parting
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
more than usual; especially; particularly
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage