maintenance; preservation; improvement
if you think about it; come to think of it
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to offer for sale; to put on the market
remaining amount; balance (of an account)
shopping; purchased goods
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
pending question; unresolved problem
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious