to throw at; to turn; to raise
survival; survivor; relic
this occasion; at this time; now
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
how many years; how long; what year
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to say no more; to sink into silence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
broken; intermittent; disconnected
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
temporary absence from school
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
child one is expecting; child in one's womb