casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
housewife demographic; housewives
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to give flowers as a gift
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
very likely; very probable
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
receiving; acceptance; reception
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
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)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
hard fight; difficult struggle
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
setting up specially; special installation
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
entrance fee; participation cost