to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
good correspondent; ready writer
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
aptitude; aptness; suitability
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
sports ground; playing field; playground
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
at that (very) moment; just then
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
absence from work without permission
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
retirement at one's own request
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
parliamentarian; member of a congress
donation; contribution; endowment
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(brute) force; using all one's might
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
separation; farewell; parting
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging