teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
form; shape; figure; visage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
rest; break; recess; intermission
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
quite; utterly; really; completely
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
that; the matter in question
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
all; entire; whole; altogether
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old