truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
convenience; user-friendliness
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
business rival; professional jealousy
hateful; detestable; loathsome
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Nausicaä (from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
the way back; the way home; return trip
interests and preferences
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
you could say that; that might be so
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to have meaning; to be meaningful
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to take back; to recapture
accountability; being held accountable