to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to exchange; to interchange
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
preparatory phase; preparatory period
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to become keen on; to get passionate about
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
research institute; (research) laboratory
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right