to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
being very busy; busyness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
aptitude; aptness; suitability
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
according to plan; as planned
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
as you see; as you can see
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
that's the way it is; such is life