carefree; free from worry
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
counter for books; volume
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shake one's head (in denial)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
remembrance; recollection; recognition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)