to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
as if it were about oneself
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
overwork; working too hard
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
recompense; indemnity; atonement
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life