to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to die; to lay down life's burden
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ratio; proportion; percentage
to become inverted; to become reversed
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be prolonged; to drag on
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
furiously; passionately; indignantly
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning