string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to indicate; to show; to point to
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suffix for familiar person
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
just because; even if; even though
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
than; from; out of; except; but; more