to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sickroom; hospital room; ward
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
hello; good day; good afternoon
the other day; lately; recently
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy