no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
indirection; indirectness
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
one's share; one's portion
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
(only) one option; one possible choice
rate; late; rating; ranking
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
hard (life); tough (world)
if you think about it; come to think of it
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious