to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(one acting as a) foster parent
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
summer vacation; summer holiday
spring break; spring vacation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
to badger; to pester; to beg
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to run around; to bustle about
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one's assessment of the situation
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tool; implement; means; furniture
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate