to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pregnancy; conception; gestation
atelier; studio; workshop
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
place where one works; construction site; working area
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
simply; merely; only; solely
greeting; a fine thing to say
with a click; with a snap
icy road; frozen snow surface (e.g. on a ski slope); skating rink
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(not so) much; (not) very
youthful; young; young-looking
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened