(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to go past; to pass; to pass by
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
more than anything; above all else
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
home area; home town; local
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dealing with; coping with
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
theatre-going; theater-going
to be thrilled; to be excited
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
other side; opposite side; other party
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
soon; shortly; before long
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
just because; even if; even though
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence