putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
looking depressed; long face
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
way; method; means; resource; course
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
greeting; a fine thing to say
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to underrate; to make light of
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain