to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
special training; intensive training; crash course
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
one of these days; someday; one day
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)