to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
post box on the front door; letterbox
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
world situation; world affairs
to pay attention; to be watchful
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
article; news story; report; account
antiquity; the previous era
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
this and that; one thing or another
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
rating; classification; allocation; grading
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to live fast (and recklessly)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
naughty; mischievous; unruly
daily publication; daily issue
serialization; serialisation; serial story
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
correspondence; exchange of letters
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
newspaper story (article, account)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful