office for rent; office to let
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
jelly beans; jellybeans; jelly bean; jellybean
sake tasting; wine tasting
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
diligent worker; hard worker
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
all-weather; weather-proof
newspaper slot; newspaper box
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
being intrusive; intrusive person
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
crown (of creation); apex; the best
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
school; school building; schoolhouse
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise