day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
living room (Western style); sitting room
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to overdo; to do too much
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
premature death; untimely death; dying young
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
observer; watchman; lifeguard
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
society; public; community; social studies
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry