thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to place firmly; to hit very hard
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
how others look at you; what others think about you
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to look young; to seem young
state of mind; mentality; psychology
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
two sly characters outfoxing each other
distrust of (other) human beings
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
main cause; primary factor
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
feminine; womanly; female
looking on (somebody) as hostile
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
now that you say that; now that you mention it
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
exercise machine; strength training machine; gym equipment (machine)
management; administration; operation
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
one's person; around one's person