to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
while being out of the office or away from home
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
(in) his way; peculiar to him
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
near; close by; within reach; familiar
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)