collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
serious wound; serious injury
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
moment by moment; hour by hour
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
a long time (since the last time)
to sit silently at a meeting
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention