compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
first cry of a newborn baby
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
being disliked by everyone
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
relationships with the opposite sex
fragile item; broken article
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
sharp increase; sudden rise
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
gossip; corner of the mouth
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
will; testament; last request
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
preliminary arrangements; spade work
by any means, fair or foul
individual match; single game
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
overanxiety; needless worry
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities