empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
temporary closing of classes
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
right beside; close to; nearby
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
action; operation; effect; function
superstition; superstitious belief
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
forevermore; for eternity
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
to skip over (while reading); to skim
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood