to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
considerably; greatly; a lot
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
image change; changing one's image; makeover
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
these days; nowadays; recently
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to thrust before; to thrust at
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively