weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
essence; true nature; substance; reality
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to be smeared; to be covered
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
long hair (usu. of a man)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
standard; set; routine; decided
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to move (house); to change residence
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
emotional scars; mental trauma
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
tedious; boring; being fed up with