inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
jewel; precious stone; gem
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
busy; having no time (for)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
investigation; research; looking something up
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
(medical) follow-up; observation
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)