kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
knitting; knitted material; crochet
matching clothing worn by couples
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
failure; mistake; blunder
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity