silverware; silver tableware
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
leather cover; leather binding
(instruction) manual; handbook
various parties or factions; minor parties
literature; books (reference); document
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
prescribed form (of writing); format
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
strong opposition; vehement opposition
although; but; even though; I wish that
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
table of contents; contents
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
subordination; dependency
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue