favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
singular form (of a noun)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
very; extremely; excessively
to give; to do (something) for
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
to catch the eye; to attract attention
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
to breathe out; to exhale
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)