to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
contrived; false-sounding
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be away from home; to be out of the house
front entrance; front door
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
so; therefore; and; (and) then
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
taking one's lover to a hotel
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
elder sister; older female friend
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)