leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
deceased father; late father
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
state of an illness; condition of a patient
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to grow up; to become an adult
based on; on the basis of
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
selection; choice; option
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each