to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to blow off; to be blown off
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
just you wait and see (as a threat)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
switching over to; migration; transition
living room (Western style); sitting room
study; diligence; discount; reduction
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
with these words; while saying
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
observation; survey; watching
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
program (e.g. TV); programme
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
direct connection; direct link
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly