to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
straight-laced person; stubborn person
dated; date; fixed; external
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to fall ill; to be taken ill
patient's condition; pathology
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
name plate; name tag; label
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
(very) patient; persevering
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to be at a loss for words
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross