to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
no loss or gain; coming out even
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to arrest; to capture; to seize
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
choosing between two things; two choices
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
looking over someone's shoulder
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
university hospital; teaching hospital
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
public-private partnership; PPP; point-to-point protocol; PPP; Polluter Pays Principle; PPP
optimism; taking an optimistic view
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise