collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
copper plate; copperplate
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
on countless occasions; many a time
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; OECD
member nation; member state; signatory
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
single parent; one parent
household; home; family; housekeeping
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under