one's (living) environment
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
broker; intermediary; broking house
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
estimate (of costs); budget
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to become clear; to be made public
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation