big leakage; uncontained leak
sickroom; hospital room; ward
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
brown envelope; manila envelope
ventilation fan; extractor fan
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
bright person; talented student; prodigy
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
funny story; funny anecdote
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
above the knee; on one's lap
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)