skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
electricity; (electric) light
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
both (people); the two of them
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
retention; maintenance; preservation
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to