to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
ability; capability; skill
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
price; cost; value; worth; value
arm; skill; efforts; ability
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
variety show (e.g. on TV)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to relax; to feel at home
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
good humour (humor); good mood
after a long time; for the first time in a while
together; at the same time; same; identical
so; like this; in this way
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
older brother; elder brother
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
name; given name; first name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly