newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
some time ago; the other day
diving; submerging; going underwater
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
being in love with each other
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
blighted love; disappointed love
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare