Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
old age; old person; the old; the aged
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to give; to do (something) for
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
alone; unaided; away from home
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
small number; few; minority
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
health; healthy; sound; fit
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment