to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
obstruction of business; interference with business
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
nervousness; oversensitivity
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
to relax; to feel at home
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
blood relationship; blood relative
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
event; phenomenon; matter