leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
all over; all over the place; everywhere
two at a time; two by two; in twos
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
open; spacious; extensive
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
too (much); overly; excessively
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tall stature; tall figure
androgynous; gender-neutral
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling