bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
sexy; popular; well-liked
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
good humour (humor); good mood
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
powerful medicine; strong poison
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
since then; from that time; ever since
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable