far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
excursion; field trip; school trip
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind