no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
wearing one's hair in braids
to be transparent; to show through
cotton gloves; working gloves
to smile (at); to grin (at)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
nurse call button; calling a nurse
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to arrange (flowers); to plant
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
on the way home from school
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence