hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
gathering edible wild plants
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
door; gate; opening; title page
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
time; season; period; phase; stage
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
progress; advance; improvement; development
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
intercept; interception; counter-attack
going straight on; going straight ahead
one who knows little often repeats it
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to chase; to run after; to pursue
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza