counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to have a meal; to take a meal
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
food; food products; foodstuffs
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
keeping soil in good condition
subconsciousness; the subconscious
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
manufacturing cost; production cost
working in the fields; working on a farm
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
working adult; full-fledged member of society
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
role; part; job; assignment
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
still (continuing); as ever; further