failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to join forces; to cooperate
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
just one person; only one
how can (one) do something
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to subsist; to keep on living
surrounding at a distance
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to get strong; to gain strength
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be breathtaking; to be stifling