tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
here and there; in places
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
point in common; common feature
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
spring break; spring vacation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
student (esp. a university student)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
how can (one) do something
to collect; to assemble; to gather
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
hey there; I say; see here
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
deliberate hindrance; obstruction