belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
metre; meter; meter; gauge
not understanding; not knowing
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to beat time; to mark time
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to look down on; to make light of
club activities; extracurricular activities
for the first time in one's life
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
summer cold (illness); summer flu
poor physical health; bad shape
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
pupil; student; schoolchild
as before; as ever; as it was originally
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting