to be relieved; to feel relieved
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
particularly; only; in the case of
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
most part; greater part; majority
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
clipping (of audio); (vowel) breaking; vowel fracture
genuine; authentic; true; real
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
a little bit; a little while
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little bit; a little while
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
correction; revision; amendment
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in case of; at that time; at this time
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank