swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
prohibition; inhibition; ban
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
telephone book; telephone directory
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to telephone; to make a phone call
mountain river; mountain stream
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
fine performance; tour de force
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to raise one's voice; to shout
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
because of; owing to; due to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
senior high school student
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
main question; real issue at hand
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)