original home; birthplace; originator
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to degenerate; to lapse into
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
to get between; to be caught in
(not saying anything) no matter what
family; relatives; dependents; household
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
information; making a report (to a superior)
rare (or peculiar) animal
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
type of occupation; occupational category
application form (esp. a job application)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
interference; intervention; meddling
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)