to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
waking; waking up; awakening
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
sea level; (surface of) sea
interval between the waves; gap between waves
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
expressing one's mind; speaking out
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
final; eventual; ultimate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
riding together; riding with
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
courteous; decorous; polite
3000; three thousand; many
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like