ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
medical care; medical treatment
business world; business circles; (the) industry
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
in swarms; in great crowds
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
employment; starting work
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
the way back; the way home; return trip
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)