even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
keep up your strength; chin up!
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
considerably; fairly; quite
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
from the beginning; from scratch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
older person with more life experience
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
fourth day of the month; four days
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
large serving; large portion