to blow off; to be blown off
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to need; to call for; to require
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to sweep clean; to brush clean
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to run around; to bustle about
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come and go; to go back and forth
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
addition; annexation; appendage
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
this and that; such and such
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
remembrance; recollection; recognition
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful