wet nurse; nursing mother
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
wedded life; married life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
straightforwardly; being outspoken
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
conversely; on the contrary
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reduction by half; halving
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball