to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
article; thing; object; property; real estate
number of households (houses)
goodness; excellence; virtue
extermination; expulsion; destruction
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
common use; communal use; sharing
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
dim-witted; slow to catch on
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
this and that; one thing or another
running continuously; firing in rapid succession