to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
fur; incrustation; limescale
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
cut; reduction; curtailment
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
time series; chronological order; chronology
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to boost; to force up; to push up
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
to become completely chilled
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
very; extremely; exceedingly
sunlight; rays of the Sun