to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
something or other; somehow
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
right and left turning (esp. in a motor vehicle)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
incident resulting in injury
look!; there!; here!; that is
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be touching; to be moving
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to be worn down; to be reduced
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
history of; experience of
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually