shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
and then; and so; and; so then
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
deep-seated grudge; hatred
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
greater than ...; bigger ...
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to become distant; to recede
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
supplementary examination
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
synchronization; synchronized swimming
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy