difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to get hungry; to become hungry
to come from; to have roots in
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
strange disease; rare disease
serious illness; dangerous disease
unexpectedly; surprisingly
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
determination; conviction
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
set of three; three sets; three classes
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply