active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
resignation; acceptance; consolation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to dye; to colour; to color
each place; various places
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
that day; the very same day
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
each house; every house; many houses
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
evening meal; supper; dinner
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway