half-holiday; taking half of the day off
personification; anthropomorphization
to beat to death; to kill
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
travelling alone; solitary journey
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to fight against; to oppose; to face
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
broadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
technique; art; skill; move
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
dramatic role for child; child actor
to turn completely into; to become completely
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
good impression; favorable impression
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
weekly publication; weekly magazine
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee