talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction; repulsion
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(one's) quota; assignment
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
rehabilitation (in society)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to try out the food at various restaurants
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization