(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
finger flick to the forehead
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
temporary absence from school
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
some people; a few people; several people
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
in order; sequential; seriatim
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
document; official papers
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)