corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
awareness; realization; noticing
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
special training; intensive training; crash course
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to be itching to put one's skills to use
reserve corps; flying squadron
man overly interested in women's breasts
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
tingling; stinging; pungently
stagnation; hindrance; delay
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
viewing as a problem; problematizing
global scale; worldwide scale
hereabouts; around there; that area
after the end (of something)
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
whispering into a person's ear