looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
putting into operation; invocation
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
operation; functioning; running
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
terrible luck; very bad luck
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to wash away; to rinse off
early on; earlier on; from early
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to join forces; to cooperate
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
one's heart rate; pulse rate