to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
prize money; monetary award; reward
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
method of operation; operating procedure
easy to read; legible; clear
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
supply base; storage depot
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
big leakage; uncontained leak
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
weight restriction; weight limit
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
courting; wooing; making advances
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail