starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
there is nothing; having nothing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
on the way home from school
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to think too much; to be over-concerned
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
rebellious phase; rebellious age
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement