mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
a long, long time ago; very long ago
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
period of time; time slot; time zone
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
semitone; half step; halftone
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
by sheer strength; by brute force
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt