desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
light; right; right field; right fielder
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
breathing of a sleeping person
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
early; quickly; soon; early morning; early hour; early in the day
about when; about what time; how soon
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
decorative plate; palette; pallet
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
absence; disregard; indifference
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to care for someone; to look after someone
true meaning; underlying principle
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to open (up) a Pandora's box
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)