gum; rubber; eraser; condom
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
homecoming; returning home
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
tenth day of the month; ten days
mature; becoming precocious
student in a lower grade; underclassman
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
good old; good old-fashioned
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
work experience; work history
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain