to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to repeat; to do over again
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to shout (in anger); to yell
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
confusion; mixing; merger