practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
complete change; about-face
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
part time (esp. female part time employees)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
face; looks; vestiges; trace
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
sharp parting remark; parting threat
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
nonchalant air; unruffled air
warp; curvature; curve; arch
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
putting into operation; invocation
consideration; taking into account
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling