pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
one's share; one's portion
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to change completely; to change suddenly
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
the opposite direction; the other way
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to finish reading; to read through
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
conviction; belief; confidence
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
branch office; police box; local police station
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
going around; patrol; round; tour
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch