material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
future (usually near); prospects
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
something like ...; something called ...
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
university student; college student
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
that kind; competition; match
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
whole face; all over one's face
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
any more; any further; any better; any longer