just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
older sister and younger brother
family vacation; family trip
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
department store; department
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"