limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
unconditionally; as a rule
the same rank; equality; apposition
share; portion; quota; cut
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
something small; something petty; trifle
speech; expression; wording; language
the same generation; coeval
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
considerably; greatly; a lot
you could say that; that might be so
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point in question (at issue)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
average; ordinary; normal
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
standard; average; typical; normal
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine