way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
whispering into a person's ear
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
quickly; calmly; intently
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
now that you say that; now that you mention it
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
hearsay; learning by hearsay
worst-ever; history's worst
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs