cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in proportion to; just as much as
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
debut work; one's first work
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
official announcement; proclamation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
stealthily; secretly; in secret
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
very; much; greatly; a lot of
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
promotion; raising of status
demotion; relegation; downgrading
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hook (high point of a song); chorus