to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
contract; compact; agreement
piece of cake; a walk in the park
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
killing two birds with one stone
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
this, that and the other; this and that
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
several years; a few years
control; management (e.g. of a business)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
upper part; upper region; region above
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
association; society; organization; organisation