of no interest; not interested
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to revere; to respect; to worship
hearsay; learning by hearsay
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
from outside; from the side
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
in name but not in reality
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to sit silently at a meeting
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
matter for great congratulation
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
alteration; falsification; faking
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie