suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
shop; small store; business; firm
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
devotion; attachment; infatuation
polish (jewels); cultivation
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
than; other than; except; but
lading; loading; carrying
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
eldest sister; oldest sister
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
overhasty; rash; premature
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)