temporary absence from school
(not) so much; (not) that much
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
stepwise; one step at a time
heart attack; to have a heart attack
doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
intention; idea; inclination; wish
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
(only) one option; one possible choice
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
machine parts; machinery; equipment
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to this extent; to this degree; this much