serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
too (much); overly; excessively
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
chastity; virtue; fidelity
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)