region; limits; stage; level
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
second marriage; remarriage
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to crack; to develop a crack
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
primary school; elementary school; grade school
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
finding employment; getting a job
promotion; raising of status
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
older sister; elder sister
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl