alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
still; even now; to this day
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
on and after; from ... onward; since
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy