pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
neat and clean; tidy; trim
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be dispersed; to get separated
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
last line of a poem; finally
dry riverbed; river beach
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
unfortunately; regrettably
anything and everything; just about everything
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to continue to work; to work away (at)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
called; known as; that; to say
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)