dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
prudence; discretion; thought
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
convenience; handiness; usefulness
criterion (criteria) for selection
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
of no interest; not interested
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to amuse oneself; to make merry
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
final; eventual; ultimate
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
thereupon; shortly thereafter
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
determination; resolution
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
respect and affection; love and respect
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to complete decisively; to do to completion
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea