turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
opposite; reverse; contrary
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
company president; manager; director
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to frolic about; to mess around
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to fly around; to scatter
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
two (long cylindrical things)
column of water; water column
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to become pale; to turn pale