clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
hospitalization; hospitalisation
on countless occasions; many a time
to order; to command; to appoint
obedience; submission; resignation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to complain; to make a complaint
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be nearing death; to be dying
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
reigning; controlling; dictating
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
second day of the month; two days
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
ceremony hall (for weddings, funeral services, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence