very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
major cleanup; spring cleaning
by today; before the day is over
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
every year; yearly; annually
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
existence; being; presence
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
way of calling (something or someone)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone