dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
patient; unhurried; leisurely
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
postwar period; period after Second World War
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
on the way home from work
to have troubles; to have concerns
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
someone; a certain person
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
laughingstock; object of ridicule
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
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
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
no, not like that (but like this)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly