cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to mark the end; to spell the end
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
infant; baby; little child
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
war situation; progress of a battle
floor below; floor downstairs
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to worry about the future
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
execution; punishment; spanking
supply; supplying; replenishment
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
odds and ends; all; every
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
reward; honorarium; remuneration
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom