to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
tricolour flag; tricolor flag
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
getting an advance (on one's salary)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
slight; insignificant; small
wish; desire; request; prayer
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
orphan; person without friends
private funds; own funds; private property
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
a long time ago; long ago
stroke count (of a kanji)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
volume sales; volume retail