to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
state of mind; mentality; psychology
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
trauma (usu. psychological)
class-A; A class; A grade
period of youth; while young
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
skill; dexterity; master hand
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to pause; to have a short intermission
madness; craziness; insanity
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
appearance; expression; manifestation
pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival