to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
labor; labour; manpower; working force
bargain; good buy; budget
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to begin talking; to open up
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
(someone else's) child; child; kid
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
all sorts of; all kinds of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
special training; intensive training; crash course
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
invisibly; secretly; privately
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
overestimation; overvaluing
call; summons; convening; convocation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails