deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
custom; habit; customary practice
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
moment by moment; hour by hour
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
way; method; means; resource; course
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
with hands in pockets; idleness
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to need; to call for; to require
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
propulsive power; driving force
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour