dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
as soon as possible; ASAP
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
serious accident; major incident
hospitalization; hospitalisation
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
buried gold; buried treasure
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
one meal; one meal (a day)
on time; on schedule; punctually
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
long time; several hours; long spell
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
don't worry; no worries; never mind
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished