baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents
paints; painting material
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
troublesome; annoying; complicated
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to be too late; to be too slow
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
parting; separation; farewell
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
retort; back talk; backchat
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
older sister; elder sister
study; library; den; home office; reading room
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability