natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nonchalantly; without a care
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to be free; to be available
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
invisible mending (of clothes)
button (clothing); push-button
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
taking a hem up; hemming up
just the other day; quite recently
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
clothing and accessories; attire
vocational school; technical school
age range; age-group; age bracket
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to be exhausted; to be tired out
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues