omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
(giving) instruction; initiation
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
intermission (between acts); interlude
defeating in an instant; instant kill
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
companion; partner; spouse
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
rumor of a romance (rumour)
secret; private; surreptitious
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields