to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
yearned for; longed for; missed
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
single word; a few words; brief comment
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
third day of the month; three days
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
document; official papers
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
moving into the black; becoming profitable
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings