foolish face; stupid look on one's face
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
on the way home from work
bill (at a restaurant); check
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to get angry; to lose one's temper
intercept; interception; counter-attack
dealing with; coping with
verbal promise; one's word
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming