to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
space between trees; gap between trees
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one breath; chug!; drink!
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
children's song; nursery rhyme
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
wealthy individual; person of wealth
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
national border; provincial border
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos