acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to be smeared; to be covered
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
it's been a long time; long time no see
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
predicament; one's ground; one's position
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
the opposite sex; isomerism
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
fellow sufferers pity each other
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture