shoulder rub; shoulder massage
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to drink up; to drain (cup)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
military personnel; soldier
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to continue to work; to work away (at)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
general idea; concept; notion
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach