to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
first meeting; first interview with
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to open (one's eyes) wide
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
settlement; solution; resolution
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
lecture attendance; auditing
just a handful; only a small number (of)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
infant; baby; little child
amount of money; sum of money
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
every month; each month; monthly
large amount of money; great cost
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to have a rumor circulating
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck