is it?; isn't it?; be; is
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
job; work; duties; trade; skill
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
something; some kind of; for some reason
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
gem; jewel; precious stone
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey there; I say; see here
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
suddenly; all of a sudden
careful observation; close attention