(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
four-legged tray for festive food
(apportioning) in small amounts
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
adoration; admiration; devotion
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
disclosure; exposure; revelation
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh