guidance; leadership; leading the way
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
(another's) child; child; kid
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
quality (of a product or a service)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
business rival; professional jealousy
worry; mental agony; heartache
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
bloody urine; hematuria; haematuria
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
one grain; one drop; one bead
exploitation; overuse; abuse
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence