(period of) a year; during an era
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
close; intimate; on good terms
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
in the end; at the end of the day
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opinion; point of view; visual point
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross