one's long-cherished desire
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
summertime; summer season
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
lack of ability; lack of talent; incompetence
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
incineration; destruction by fire
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
substitute article; back-up
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
(Japanese-style) living room
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
this (very thing); this precisely
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute