custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
two days before; day before yesterday
to have a reason; to have an excuse
high rating; good reputation
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to blow through; to blow across
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
official in charge; person in charge
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
first thing in the afternoon
orderer; purchaser; customer
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
good performance; good work; great success
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
17th day of the month; 17 days
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
month of birth; birthday month
design; idea; conception; plan
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
there's always room for dessert; (lit.) there's another stomach for dessert
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
big leakage; uncontained leak
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus