to rub; to scrub; to scrape
unqualified; without qualifications
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
just the other day; quite recently
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
accounts section; accounting section
price; cost; value; worth; value
price; cost; value; worth; value
popular name; common name; given name
to detain; to check; to restrain
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
insertion; incorporation; infixing
with a clink (click, clack)
advance; moving forward; progress
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))