approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
amount of light; quantity of light
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
fixed date; settlement date
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
day after day; day by day
scattered; separated; dispersed
closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to buy more (of something)
buying price; cost price; purchase price
being too late; losing one's final chance
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be dead; to be lifeless
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to save; to leave over; to spare
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
rationality; reasonableness
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
three-digit number; hundreds column
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
be (that) as it may; having said that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober