mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
polish (jewels); cultivation
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
disputed territory; conflict area
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
don't you think?; indicates question
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child