to mind; to care; to worry
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
period of youth; while young
allotment (allocation) of marks
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to slap; to strike; to spank
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
several years; a few years
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
answering machine; answerphone
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to rally; to make a comeback
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation