at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
(another's) daughter; young lady
to see through; to see the true nature of something
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
belligerence; fighting spirit
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
hearsay; learning by hearsay
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unconfirmed; unidentified
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
bodily sensation; sense; experience
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to become settled; to be fixed
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment