abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
convenient; handy; useful
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
bygones; the past; past event
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
mental; spiritual; emotional
to live; to make a living; to get on with
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
proposal; proposition; suggestion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy