wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
within the year; before the year is out
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
pointing out; identification
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
interference; meddling; butting in
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
anything and everything; just about everything
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
drop (e.g. of water); drip
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing