to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
-less; lacking; non-existing
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
very young; little; childish; immature
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what kind of business; what sort of matter
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
correction; revision; amendment
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
memories; recollections; reminiscence
weird; disgusting; sickening
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
perennial youth; eternal youth
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely