care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
landscape photograph; landscape photography
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
light pink; light crimson
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to whine; to make feeble complaints
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
social life; social intercourse
to concern; to be related
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to get along well together; to be close to each other
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
indirection; indirectness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC