sure; certain; trustworthy
lack of innovation; stupidity
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
emphatic sentence-ending particle
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
approximate age; age range
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it