to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be hot on a person's heels
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
entreaty; appeal; petition
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
rather than; more ... than ...
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to play a central role; to take a leading part
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
departure; leaving; going away; recession
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
question and answer session
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case