to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
minimum; at the very least
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
wheat straw; barley straw
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
accurate; correct; precise; exact
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to pretend; to act (as if)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
classmate; friend in the same class
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
what kind of; what sort of; what
since when; from when; how long
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side