contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
refusing flatly; rejecting sternly
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
human toilet; promiscuous woman
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
transcendence; transcendency
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
pleasant feeling; good vibes
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
muddy water; red-light district
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert