skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
absence; disregard; indifference
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
radiant smile; contented smile
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
main cause; primary factor
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
financial circles; the financial community
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
one's post; place of work; workplace
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
scholarship; scientific attainments
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting