to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
position; job; employment; opening
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
job hunting; job searching
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
just because; even if; even though
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
counter for wheels and flowers
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
maintaining the status quo
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
source of revenue; financial supporter
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
source of information; intelligence source; message source