acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
summer vacation; summer holiday
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
monetary; financial; pecuniary
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
hey there; I say; see here
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
interruption; suspension; break
to be badly made; to fail
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)