gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
very young; little; childish; immature
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
without leaving any trace
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
questions and answers; dialogue
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
wooden doll; wooden figure
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harm; to cause harm to