cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
willpower; energy; vitality
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
to change completely; to change suddenly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
father and mother; parents
to get tired out; to be exhausted
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
deadly serious; deadly earnest
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the last moment; the very end
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
both (people); the two of them
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
serious look (on one's face); straight face