to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
customer traffic; customers; custom
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
reception hours; opening hours
outside of; not covered by
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
answering machine; answerphone
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
correction; revision; amendment
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)