to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
water outlet; tap; faucet
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to laugh away; to laugh off
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to employ; to hire; to charter
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
relation; connection; relevance
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
independence; self-reliance
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
future; possible; potential; prospective
how can (one) do something
natural; reasonable; understandable
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
deep affection; dear; beloved