nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
collaborative research; joint research
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
without; unless; have to do
(one's) current position; current location; present position
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to take a picture; to take a photo
war; fighting; fierce competition
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
as a child; when one was a child
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
(not) even once; (not) ever
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...