very good luck; excellent fortune
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
for today; for the time being
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
good performance; good work; great success
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
routine work; everyday work
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
encounter; engagement; battle
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
clarification; definition
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to loiter around; to wander about
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved