to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
great joy; delight; jubilation
a little bit; a little while
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
judgment; judgement; discernment
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
tottering steps; drunken staggering
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
correction; rectification; mending; repair
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
excessive flattery; adulation
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
promising; hopeful; full of promise
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
experience; history; record; career
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
clerk; office worker; office staff
place where one works; construction site; working area