free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to have a cramp in one's leg
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
high unit cost; high unit price
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
sounding each other out; probing each other
out-of-court settlement payment
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
scene of the crime (offense, offence)