mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be smeared; to be covered
leaving everything up to someone else
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
how many people; a number of people
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to speak; to hear a voice
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
suspicious-looking; fishy
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
arrest; apprehension; capture
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
confidence; trust; faith; credit
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger