with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to blow off; to be blown off
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism