expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
9th day of the month; nine days
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
tomfoolery; monkey business
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
fine weather; fair weather
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
for use by children; for children
being good at cooking; good cook
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
young person; youth; young
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100