thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
educator; teacher; educationalist
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
electricity; (electric) light
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to pierce through; to break through
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
still; even now; to this day
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
street at night; making a night journey
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
shady online money-making
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
form; shape; figure; visage
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
good feeling; feeling good
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance