sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
first meeting; first interview with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to bring back; to restore
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
hospitalization; hospitalisation
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
garbage chute; trash chute; rubbish chute; refuse chute
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
one after another; in rapid succession
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
meanwhile; in the meantime
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to triumph; to be elated with success
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
all (there is); as long as there is
that's the way it is; such is life
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
separating rubbish (for recycling, etc.)
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive