essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to break into a broad smile; to relax one's face into a smile
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
loved one; lover; sweetheart
31st day of the month; 31 days
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
all over Japan; throughout Japan
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
heat-resistant glass (e.g. Pyrex); refractory glass
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to face on; to look out on to
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
to move around; to move about; to get around
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
14th day of the month; 14 days
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to have a reason; to have an excuse
15th day of the month; 15 days
18th day of the month; 18 days
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product