in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
major cleanup; spring cleaning
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
smoothly; easily; readily
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
good performance; good work; great success
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to happen to pass by; to pass by
my husband; one's family; family member
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to pluck; to pick; to tear
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go ahead; to pull ahead
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
reopening; resumption; restarting
cotton gloves; working gloves
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
beautification; glorification
ten; 10; ten years of age
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
effect; result; worth; use; avail
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns