sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
ago; since; before; previous
whispering; murmuring; subdued
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
right in the middle (of); midst; height
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
coloured glass; colored glass
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
in order; in turn; one by one
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
candidate (for an election)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful