exposure to the sun; sunny place
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
from the viewpoint of; according to
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
method of bringing up; method of raising
abundant harvest; bumper crop
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
just because; even if; even though
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
separate; special; another; separately
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
employee; employed person
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
independent business; self-employment
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
social; societal; societary
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
job (work) training (for the unskilled)