grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
infancy; childhood; tender age
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
at work; in the midst of work; working
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to pass each other; to cross paths
celebrating recovery from illness
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
lying face down; upside down; prone
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
the real criminal; true culprit
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to throw oneself (into an activity)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
to miss a chance; to fail to do
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour