use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
briskly with small steps; trotting
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
the same grade; same class
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
moonless sky (poetic usage)
literature; books (reference); document
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
proposed site; site chosen
many; much; plenty; hardly