to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
thrifty; frugal; economical
to concern; to be related
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
100,000; hundred thousand
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se