obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
aptitude; aptness; suitability
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
invitation; introduction; temptation
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to move (house); to change residence
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
live stream; live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
to press against each other; to huddle together
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to breathe while sleeping
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing