to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
first class plus; extra special
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
investigation; research; looking something up
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
as usual; as is one's habit
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
being closed (of a clinic, doctor's office, etc.); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
prescription (of medicine); formula
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
condition; state (of health); appearance
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it