to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
being startled; getting a shock
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to push aside; to brush aside
to take off one's glasses
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
fall; drop; descent; coming down
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek