to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
hard worker; hardworking person
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
near oneself; close to one; familiar
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
rival; competitor; competition
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
at a young age; while still young
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
inheritance; something given or received
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)