ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
industrial area; factory zone
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
light brown; golden brown; tan
decline; fall; decay; withering
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sports ground; playing field; playground
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
10th day of the month; ten days
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
hot topic; talk of the town
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)