to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
promotion; raising of status
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
exploitation; overuse; abuse
tool; implement; means; furniture
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
don't worry about it; forget about it
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
professor; teaching; instruction
good impression; favorable impression
author; writer; novelist; artist
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
script; screenplay; scenario
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
empirically; from experience
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding