one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
subjects for (of) examination; exam subject
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
dishwashing; doing dishes
reopening; resumption; restarting
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to begin; to set about; to start
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
the same; the said; likewise
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
way; method; means; resource; course
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
composed expression; clear face
excellent; superb; first-rate