final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
presentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
duty; obligation; responsibility
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
employee posted away from their family
even though; despite; notwithstanding
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
sign; indication; omen; symptom
complete; whole; perfect; safe
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in the same way as; just like
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up