remarkable; striking; obvious
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to complete decisively; to do to completion
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to look young; to seem young
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
living room (Western style); sitting room
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)