the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to approach; to draw near
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
decline; fall; decay; withering
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to return a favor (favour); to repay
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
second; number two; runner-up
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
construction; establishment
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
this or that person; anybody; many people
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
several times; a few times
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
got it; roger; leave it to me
starboard (side of a ship)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration