main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
February; second month of the lunar calendar
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
prime time (on television or radio); peak time
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
indecent language; dirty talk
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
different thing; another question; different case
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling