construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
finding employment; getting a job
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
mid-year gift; summer gift
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
proposal; offer; request; application
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
detective team; study group; club
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection