to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
during a telephone call; busy line
interception (email); wiretap; bug
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
everybody; every last one of them; all
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
display; (computer) display; monitor
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
separate; respective; different
junior high school student; middle school pupil
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
scene; view; prospect; outlook
night view; night skyline; nightscape
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
at work; in the midst of work; working
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
handsome man; actor in a love scene
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
(political) power; authority; influence
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing